Kenwai Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kenwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenwaia921/
Kenwi91206/
Kenwa91181/
Kenway831,160/
Kenwat8364/
Keanwa8317/
Kinwai8313/
Kuenwa8310/
Keenwi833/
Kenwie833/
Kenwah833/
Kemnwa831/
Keinwa831/
Kienwa831/
Kuenwi831/
Keenwa831/
Kenwii831/
Knwi801/
Keinway776/
Kenwaye775/
Keanewa774/
Kenuaia774/
Kennway773/
Kenweji772/
Kienwah772/
Keenwii771/
Khinwai771/
Chenwai771/
Kenbhai771/
Kinwa73358/
Kenui73176/
Kinwi73129/
Kenua7311/
Kenwy739/
Kenwe731/
Knwei731/
Kenwayoh712/
Chenwi671,430/
Kinway6727/
Kenuha6722/
Kinwad6721/
Chenwa6718/
Kenwou6713/
Kuenui676/
Kaenui676/
Kenuay675/
Kinwah675/
Kainwa675/
Kyonwa674/
Kinwii673/
Koenwe673/
Qunwai672/
Kennui672/
Kenwoe672/
Keunui671/
Kinwui671/
Kenmbi671/
Kemway671/
Kennwe671/
Kinwei671/
Kinwua671/
Knmbai671/
Kenwey670/
Cenway670/

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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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