Centano Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Centano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Centaño (18) are calculated separately.

Centano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Centano is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Centaño. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Centano are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 42 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Centano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Centano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Centano surname increased 3,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Centano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Centano surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Centano earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,613 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Centano
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