Kenwi Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Kenwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,159,732nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kenwi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kenwi is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 96 percent live, Abia, where 2 percent live and Ekiti, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwai | 91 | 21 | / |
| Keenwi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kenwie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kenwii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuenwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Knwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kenwaia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keenwii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenwa | 80 | 181 | / |
| Kenui | 80 | 176 | / |
| Kinwi | 80 | 129 | / |
| Kenwy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kenwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chenwi | 73 | 1,430 | / |
| Kenway | 73 | 1,160 | / |
| Kinwai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kaenui | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kuenui | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kinwii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koenwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kennui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kennwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kienwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keunui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chenwei | 67 | 381 | / |
| Koenwee | 67 | 40 | / |
| Keinway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kennway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keenewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiennwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khinwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenwesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knwj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis