Kenwai Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Kenwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kenwai (16) may also be a first name.
Kenwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenwai is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenwai is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Kenwai is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kenwai are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 37 percent live, Madang, where 26 percent live and Western Highlands, where 26 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwaia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kenwi | 91 | 206 | / |
| Kenwa | 91 | 181 | / |
| Kenway | 83 | 1,160 | / |
| Kenwat | 83 | 64 | / |
| Keanwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kinwai | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kuenwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Keenwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kenwie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kenwah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kemnwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keinwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kienwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuenwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keenwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenwii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keinway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kenwaye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Keanewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kenuaia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kennway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kenweji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kienwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keenwii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khinwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chenwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenbhai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinwa | 73 | 358 | / |
| Kenui | 73 | 176 | / |
| Kinwi | 73 | 129 | / |
| Kenua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kenwy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenwayoh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chenwi | 67 | 1,430 | / |
| Kinway | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kenuha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kinwad | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chenwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kenwou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuenui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaenui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kenuay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kainwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyonwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koenwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qunwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kennui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenwey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cenway | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenwai
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