Kenza Surname
Approximately 3,238 people bear this surname
Kenza Surname User-submission:
Kenza is a popular Arabic feminine given name. In Arabic it means 'treasure'.
Kenza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2,522 | 1:13,670 | 2,020 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kenza (88,028) may also be a first name.
Kenza Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kenza is a popular Arabic feminine given name. In Arabic it means 'treasure'.
- KenzaKenza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenza (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺰﻩ, Russian: Кенза, Tibetan: ཀུན་བཟང་) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 138,208th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,250,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kenza reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 78 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 11,401st most numerous given name in the world, borne by 88,028 people.
The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 2,522 people, or 1 in 13,670. Beside Morocco this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Kenza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kenza has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenza in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུན་བཟང་ | kunzang | - |
| Kenza in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺰﻩ | knzh | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻨﺰﺓ | knzt | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻨﺰﺍ | knza | 33.33 |
| Kenza in the Russian language | ||
| Кенза | kenza | - |
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Footnotes
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