Cent Surname

259,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Cent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Poland1531:248,42331,442
Australia991:272,68424,601
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
France551:1,207,686126,065
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England91:6,190,895170,599
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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

Cent (1,110) may also be a first name.

Cent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cent (Hindi: सेन्ट) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çent. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cent? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 259,061st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Cent live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 239,405th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 1,110 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Cent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cent surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cent last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Cent earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çent921/
Cente89428/
Coent89201/
Cents89158/
Scent8984/
Chent8974/
Centz8918/
Cuent895/
Cient894/
Cendt893/
Czent892/
Caent891/
Centh890/
Cen86579,978/
Cnt863/
Chente80334/
Ciente8029/
Czente8024/
Chents809/
Scient806/
Hcenth806/
Ceente805/
Scente803/
Schent801/
Centhe801/
Scendt800/
Scentz800/
Caendt800/
Chen7574,775,602/
Ceng758,531,955/
Kent75116,085/
Gent7512,364/
Sent752,156/
Zent752,109/
Jent752,050/
Cint75177/
Ceen7579/
Hcen7538/
Cehn7522/
Cynt7518/
Cend7516/
Cenn7513/
Ceun757/
Cesn753/
Chnt753/
Qent752/
Gcnt752/
Cnth752/
Scen751/
Cnte751/
Cemt751/
Tcnt751/
Xcen751/
Cnht751/
Cntt751/
Schendt73178/
Schentz7370/
Czenthe7369/
Tchente7344/
Schente7316/
Schenth7314/
Centová7312/
Schents737/
Dchente734/
Centova732/
Schuent731/
Schentt731/
Chentte730/
Cheng677,910,012/
Chint6711,881/
Sente675,500/
Kente673,468/
Gente672,023/
Genth67834/
Keunt67661/
Kenth67411/
Cheen67347/
Zents67341/
Jente67322/
Quent67315/
Kendt67298/
Sents67281/
Schen67280/
Sendt67248/
Chend67242/
Gents67216/
Cinte67200/
Zendt67180/
Tsent67171/
Chenn67156/
Zenth67153/
Jents67152/
Gendt67132/
Senth67119/
Szent67119/
Zente6766/
Cenne6762/
Jendt6758/
Zennt6749/
Cheïn6733/
Shent6722/
Cehen6720/
Zentt6720/
Kehnt6718/
Jeent6718/
Zhent6717/
Saent6716/
Cynth6714/
Jenth6710/
Chesn6710/
Kentø6710/
Ch'en679/
Tschente678/
Jchen677/
Suent676/
Chenq676/
Kient676/
Cencz676/
Kentt675/
Scien675/
Cuend674/
Gentt672/
Kuent672/
Kaent672/
Chnth672/
Sient672/
Seent672/
Qente672/
Jennt672/
Cuint672/
Keent671/
Hjent671/
Coend671/
Sceen671/
Scenn671/
Schoenth671/
Scynt671/
Kennt671/
Jentt671/
Chemt671/
Zentd671/
Ȗchen671/
Gkent671/
Gient671/
Cemte671/
Chhnt671/
Cinth671/
Cehng671/
Schuendt671/
Schuenth671/
Scehn671/
Cemth671/
Cndtp671/
Cntgy671/
Chcen671/
Gehnt670/
Scint670/
Koent670/
Schnt670/
Sgent670/
Schentte670/

Cent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cent in the Hindi language
सेन्टsenta-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Cent
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