Surname Kenek (Knecht 
, Kenek 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The family name Kenek is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Liechtenstein, and Germany, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, Kenek is the forename as well as the last name.