Khenissi Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Khenissi Surname User-submission:

The Khenissi surname means 'wise man' or 'creator'. It is of North African origin.

Khenissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2121:313,31547,708
Algeria631:613,19939,411
Tunisia491:12,4622,053
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Khénissi (1) are calculated separately.

Khenissi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Khenissi surname means 'wise man' or 'creator'. It is of North African origin.

- mohamed0123

Khenissi Last Name Facts

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

Khenissi is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Khénissi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khenissi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 777,192nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname Khenissi occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Khenissi are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Khenissi is most numerous in France, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 313,315. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 70 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent live and Occitanie, where 9 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent live and Tunisia, where 13 percent live.

Khenissi Last Name Statistics demography

Khenissi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khénissi961/
Khenisi9320/
Kenissi939/
Khenissa88343/
Khanissi887/
Khenessi882/
Khenishi882/
Kenaissi881/
Khenussi881/
Henisi86101/
Kenisi8615/
Khennessi8212/
Khenaisse821/
Khenisser821/
Hennissie820/
Khenisa80476/
Kanissi80174/
Henisse80173/
Kinissi8029/
Kenishi8023/
Chenisi8013/
Khenesi8010/
Khanisi804/
Konissi802/
Khenici802/
Kenussi801/
Henissy801/
Keneisi801/
Kenissa801/
Khinisi801/
Henissa801/
Khenise801/
Henises800/
Kenisse800/
Khenaisser7810/
Chennisi7536/
Khaneisi7525/
Hennissy7510/
Kheniser759/
Henaisse757/
Hennessi754/
Khannisi752/
Kenessei752/
Kenisiua752/
Keneissa751/
Koneissi751/
Kenhishi751/
Khenichi751/
Khenisha751/
Jhenessi751/
Henissey750/
Henissee750/
Konisi71506/
Kenesi71370/
Kinisi71208/
Henise71156/
Kenisa7178/
Henisa7150/
Kenise7130/
Hennessie7125/
Cheinisse7121/
Kanisi7120/
Heinisser7117/
Genisi719/
Hennissey716/
Kenisy714/
Kenusi712/
Jenisi712/
Khenaiser711/
Kanissaai711/
Hinisi711/
Kanhessie711/
Khennichi711/
Henisy710/
Hennissee710/
Konishi67118,204/
Kanishi67472/
Heniser67126/
Khemnitser67126/
Khinizi67122/
Heneise6788/
Genessi6777/
Henisey6765/
Henessy6761/
Kenesie6747/
Henaise6730/
Kenisha6726/
Kenitse6723/
Kingisi6723/
Genishi6721/
Kinishi6721/
Kinizsi6721/
Kenessy6718/
Kanisih6717/
Kenessa6717/
Kinisiz6716/
Henisee6715/
Henesis6715/
Kannisi6715/
Kanissé6712/
Kinessi6712/
Kanaisi6711/
Kenesse6710/
Conissi678/
Genisse678/
Heneses678/
Khanise677/
Kanisai676/
Kinissa675/
Jenishi675/
Jenisse674/
Chenise674/
Kitnisi674/
Khenizy674/
Gennisi673/
Khanesi673/
Kengesi672/
Henisha672/
Hinishi672/
Cenisse672/
Chenisa672/
Kanisse672/
Kenizai672/
Keneise671/
Keenise671/
Kaneisi671/
Chenhsi671/
Henesse671/
Heniese671/
Henisay671/
Henisce671/
Heniscy671/
Hennise671/
Hennisy671/
Geneisi671/
Henichi671/
Henaizi671/
Kenishe671/
Kenhici671/
Jenessi671/
Keniseu671/
Kienisa671/
Kinisis671/
Genuisi671/
Kenyosi671/
Cengisi671/
Kanessi671/
Kenytsi671/
Keneses671/
Khinisa671/
Kinisie670/
Kenisey670/
Heniesy670/
Henesie670/
Henessa670/
Hennisa670/
Keenisy670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khenissi
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