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Across the world, Ken (Ken , 肯 , ケン , along with others...) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly first name. The first name Ken is characteristic of Macao, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Hong Kong, where it is a common male name, and Canada, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong. Very seldom, Ken is the last name as well as the forename.
Ken is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ken | Canada, Kenya, Malaysia, United States, Japan |
肯 | China |
ケン | Japan |
เคน | Thailand |
كين | Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
Кен | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan |
קן | Israel |
Кэн | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
Can, Cennan, Con, Connen, Cunnan, Dunny, Innocentius, Inui, Inute, Kan, Kawai, Kawaki, Kende, Kennel, Kennen, Kenneth, Kenning, Kenot, Kenric, Kenrick, Kents, Keñ, Keǹ, Kin, Kinne, Kinni, Komen, Kweman, Kèn, Kèñ, Kèn, Kén, Kéñ, Kên, Kêñ, Kêň, Kën, Këñ, Këń, Këň, Kēn, Kēñ, Kĕn, Kėn, Kęn, Kęñ, Kěn, Kěñ, Kən, Kẹn,
Ken is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cain , the Biblical figure, Cain; Ken Masters , the character from the Street Fighter fighting game series, Wreck-It Ralph; Ken Rosenberg , the deuteragonist of the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas; Ken Ichijōji , the fictional character from Digimon Adventure 02 and Ken Sugisaki , the fictional character from Seitokai no Ichizon, and in many other works.
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