Ken meaning | Last name Ken origin

Following is the meaning of Ken surname. Family name Ken is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Ken
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ken

Ken is used as a family name or surname in Japan languages. Ken has 3 characters long in length.

Ken is common in Japan country(ies).

Ken is ranked 6433 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kens grew by 22.97297 per cent to 546 since 2000 and ranked 40144 after elevating 5259 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
47.44 43.02
White 34.62 39.41
Black 9.16 8.11
Hispanic or Latino 5.49 2.48

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Ken

How popular is Ken?

Ken is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Micronesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 84446 people have been found who wears Ken as their family name. Ken is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,892 Senegal9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
1,377 South Korea6
4,343 Bangladesh5
9,391 Guyana5
12,383 Armenia4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
9,097 Wales3
394 The Gambia3
20,541 Peru3
667 Sierra Leone3
25,074 Greece3
1,647 Fiji3
3,008 Ethiopia3
3,340 Jamaica3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
4,529 Mauritius3
15,591 Burkina Faso2
5,298 Botswana2
17,547 Colombia2
2,401 Honduras2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Will Ken worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Constitution and arrived on August 13, 1846. Workwoman U Ken, Margt. Ken, aged 12, Pat. Ken, aged 18, Mary Ken, are others that migrated to US.

Comments :Lisa Derosia  Ken is a masculine first name of the origin of the name is Celtic.

Celebrities having Ken surname

Osman Yusuf Kenadid Poet
Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff Writer
Ron Kenoly Singer-songwriter
Henry Kendall Film actor
Frank Kendon Writer
Adam Kendrick Actor
Andrea Kennedy Actor
Ademir Kenović Film director
Adib Kenkre Soccer player
John F. Kennedy 35th U.S. President
  • Kôji Ken characterized critical character of N in 2000 0 movie Aizome Kyôko no hitozuma saleslady: Kairaku no jitsuen.
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