Kenys Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kenys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kenys (554) may also be a first name.

Kenys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenys is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenys is the 3,485,539th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kenys are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kenys is also the 357,521st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 554 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,468,474. In Ukraine Kenys is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 65 percent are found, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Kenys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kenys last name is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keinys9110/
Kenyos910/
Kheinys838/
Kienysz831/
Kenes80129,303/
Kenis802,960/
Kenyz8070/
Kenés801/
Keynes73717/
Kenish73358/
Kenesh73306/
Kengis73174/
Keenes73162/
Kenges7338/
Gkenes7337/
Kenych7337/
Kenese7335/
Kenise7330/
Gkenis7327/
Keness7320/
Åkenes7319/
Kienis7319/
Khenis7314/
Keinis7312/
Kenais7310/
Kinyos7310/
Kesnis737/
Keines737/
Keneas737/
Keynäs737/
Keanes734/
Keniss733/
Chenys732/
Keneyz732/
Kytnys731/
Keynis731/
Kenets731/
Kuinys731/
Khenes731/
Keneis731/
Kenész731/
Kainys731/
Keanis730/
Keunes730/
Keenis730/
Keneshe67101/
Gkenios6781/
Kenitse6723/
Kheynis6715/
Chenysh6710/
Kenesse6710/
Kuhynys678/
Kågenäs677/
Kytnyts674/
Kheinis673/
Khainys673/
Khenych673/
Chenays672/
Kenisch672/
Keatnes672/
Kengesh671/
Kheniss671/
Khennes671/
Keneise671/
Koynysh671/
Khenise671/
Keneusz671/
Keenise671/
Khenish671/
Keinets671/
Khenies671/
Kenishe671/
Kajnysz671/
Cheneys671/
Kenaish671/
Ketnesh671/
Khenesh671/
Koinysh671/
Kehnest670/
Kenisse670/
Keetnes670/
Keenish670/
Keinges670/
Keenies670/
Keinest670/
Keneess670/

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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 Kenys
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