Kenwi Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kenwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Kenwi (26) may also be a first name.

Kenwi Last Name Facts

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

Kenwi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenwi is the 1,159,732nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kenwi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria Kenwi is primarily found in: Rivers, where 96 percent reside, Abia, where 2 percent reside and Ekiti, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenwai9121/
Keenwi913/
Kenwie913/
Kenwii911/
Kuenwi911/
Knwi891/
Kenwaia831/
Keenwii831/
Kenwa80181/
Kenui80176/
Kinwi80129/
Kenwy809/
Kenwe801/
Knwei801/
Chenwi731,430/
Kenway731,160/
Kinwai7313/
Kaenui736/
Kuenui736/
Kinwii733/
Koenwe733/
Kennui732/
Keenwa731/
Kenmbi731/
Kennwe731/
Kinwei731/
Kinwui731/
Kienwa731/
Keunui731/
Kenwey730/
Chenwei67381/
Koenwee6740/
Keinway676/
Kennway673/
Knui671/
Kenbhai671/
Chenwai671/
Keenewe671/
Kiennwe671/
Khinwai671/
Kenwesh671/
Knbi671/
Knwe671/
Knwj671/

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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 Kenwi
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