Kenwu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kenwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kenwu (6) may also be a first name.
Kenwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenwu is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kenwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kenwu reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kenwu is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 6 people.
Kenwu is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwou | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kenwuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kienwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenhwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cenwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chenwu | 73 | 3,716 | / |
| Kenbou | 73 | 117 | / |
| Kinwou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kenwoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kemwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmbou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chenwuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuinwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qinwu | 60 | 11 | / |
| Qunwu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Qenbu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kembeu | 55 | 124 | / |
| Chinwu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Kembuh | 55 | 2 | / |
| Kembuy | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kembeuh | 50 | 7 | / |
| Chinwou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kehmbou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Knuhaus | 50 | 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
- 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 Kenwu
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