Centen Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Centen Surname User-submission:

Cent comes from Vincentius, derived from the Latin verb, vincere, = 'conquer' or 'victorious'.

Centen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2751:61,40810,565
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Centén (2) are calculated separately.

Centen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cent comes from Vincentius, derived from the Latin verb, vincere, = 'conquer' or 'victorious'.

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Centen Last Name Facts

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

Centen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Centén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Centen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Centen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Centen are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 61,408. In The Netherlands Centen is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 37 percent reside, North Brabant, where 30 percent reside and Drenthe, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Centen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Centen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $43,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $56,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centén942/
Centeng92118/
Centeen925/
Chenten923/
Centend923/
Schenten86291/
Chenteng861/
Genten83551/
Senten83302/
Centin83163/
Kenten83108/
Jenten8312/
Zenten835/
Qenten830/
Cntn801/
Centina771,833/
Suenten7787/
Centing7783/
Sentenn7732/
Senteng7722/
Shenten7717/
Genteng7714/
Saenten7711/
Chemten7710/
Quenten773/
Kenteen773/
Senthen772/
Dzenten771/
Tsenten771/
Chentin771/
Cention771/
Chinten771/
Zentoen771/
Zentuen770/
Genthen770/
Jentenk770/
Stschenten751/
Sentn731/
Quentien7190/
Chinteng7137/
Sentenne7130/
Kaentaen7112/
Chenting7110/
Keenteen712/
Chentina712/
Schentem711/
Queenten711/
Sientien711/
Øzcentin711/
Kentienė711/
Jenthenn711/
Quienten711/
Kinten67588/
Sinten67543/
Sentin67333/
Ginten67312/
Gentem67267/
Saenthaen67258/
Kentin67222/
Gentin67152/
Şentin6754/
Kaenthaen6745/
Jinten6743/
Saenthoen679/
Centim675/
Cintin674/
Jentin673/
Qentin672/
Qinten672/
Jentem671/
Zsnten671/
Saenthien671/
Sentem671/
Jentne671/
Chntin671/
Zentin671/
Sentén671/
Suenthien670/

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