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 surname Kenza (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺰﻩ, Russian: Кенза, Tibetan: ཀུན་བཟང་) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 138,208th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,250,632 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kenza are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 78 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 11,401st most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 88,028 people.
The last name Kenza is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 2,522 people, or 1 in 13,670. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Kenza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kenza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenza surname contracted 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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