Kenway Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Kenway Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Cenwig; 2 the Anglo-Saxon Cynewig: v. under Kennaway, ante.

Kenway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4301:62,7817,566
England4131:134,91113,250
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Canada981:375,97533,576
Wales131:238,04114,239
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Wales141:112,0304,740
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kenway (105) may also be a first name.

Kenway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Cenwig; 2 the Anglo-Saxon Cynewig: v. under Kennaway, ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kenway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenway Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kenway is found most in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,782nd most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,282,367 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Kenway live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Kenway is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 105 people.

Kenway is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 62,781. In Australia Kenway is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 35 percent reside, South Australia, where 30 percent reside and New South Wales, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Kenway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenway has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kenway last name increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kenway last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenway last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Kenway earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.55% more than the national average, earning $58,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $52,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keinway926/
Kenwaye925/
Kennway923/
Kenwa91181/
Kenwy919/
Kenwayoh862/
Kenwat8364/
Kinway8327/
Kenwai8321/
Keanwa8317/
Kuenwa8310/
Kenuay835/
Kenwah833/
Kemway831/
Kemnwa831/
Keenwa831/
Kienwa831/
Keinwa831/
Cenway830/
Kenwey830/
Keanewa774/
Kienwah772/
Chenway772/
Koinway771/
Kenwaia771/
Cenwayo771/
Kinwa73358/
Kenwi73206/
Kenua7311/
Kenwe731/
Cnway730/
Kenuha6722/
Kinwad6721/
Chenwa6718/
Kenwou6713/
Kinwai6713/
Kinwah675/
Kainwa675/
Kyonwa674/
Koenwe673/
Keenwi673/
Kenwie673/
Cinway672/
Kenwoe672/
Khnuay671/
Kinwua671/
Kuenwi671/
Kenwii671/
Kennwe671/
Kinuay671/
Kenbey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenway
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