Cens Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2311:287,54444,088
Turkey611:1,275,76153,024
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cens is found most in France. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 857,026th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Cens live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Cens is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 287,544. In France Cens is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Grand Est, where 21 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside. Excluding France it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 19 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Cens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cens surname contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coens89752/
Cense89345/
Caens8957/
Czens8931/
Chens8923/
Cuens8915/
Ciens893/
Censh891/
Censì891/
Cns8615/
Chense80140/
Czense8070/
Czensz8039/
Schens8027/
Scense802/
Censse801/
Sciens801/
Ceense801/
Cheens801/
Chensz801/
Scenns801/
Sens755,710/
Jens753,490/
Gens753,379/
Zens753,375/
Kens75994/
Cins75186/
Cyns758/
Dcns755/
Cems753/
Cenz752/
Cnse751/
Xens751/
Qcns751/
Scns751/
Cenx751/
Cnsd751/
Cqns751/
Gcns751/
Schoens73144/
Schense7366/
Chenshe7311/
Censová738/
Tschens733/
Htchens732/
Chensse731/
Scheens731/
Schuens731/
Chensch731/
Soens671,656/
Sense671,635/
Koens671,483/
Saens671,345/
Kense671,290/
Senst671,271/
Keens671,034/
Gense67717/
Chems67630/
Jense67574/
Gensh67499/
Kensh67493/
Cence67390/
Jenns67334/
Zaens67204/
Kiens67203/
Siens67184/
Tschense67145/
Zenns67124/
Jeens67116/
Jenss67113/
Seens6783/
Senss6764/
Zenss6763/
Gensø6735/
Zense6732/
Kaens6731/
Chins6730/
Jensh6729/
Ziens6728/
Jenås6728/
Cenze6727/
Keuns6723/
Suens6720/
Cinse6718/
Giens6717/
Coenz6715/
Sensz6714/
Djens6714/
Kenns6712/
Quens6712/
Genss6710/
Shens679/
Cench679/
Chenz678/
Tsens676/
Jensø676/
Zensz676/
Gehns675/
Senns675/
Cenje675/
Caenz675/
Genns674/
Ciems674/
Qeens674/
Genst673/
Kensø673/
Thcns673/
Zhens672/
Qoens672/
Kensz672/
Schns672/
Czenz672/
Chenx672/
Seuns672/
Csins672/
Chnsp671/
Ceems671/
Chensowa671/
Zehns671/
Sjens671/
Hgens671/
Cuins671/
Kensÿ671/
Ken's671/
Zuens671/
Szens671/
Chehense671/
Chenś671/
Ccnse671/
Cynst671/
Czyns671/
Jemns671/
Kenss670/
Kuens670/
Kehns670/
Jenst670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cens
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