Centena Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Centena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3771:567,83621,214
Uruguay3421:10,0341,127
Philippines1831:553,21462,319
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Colombia961:497,6477,028
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Centena (14) may also be a first name.

Centena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Centena (Arabic: سنتينا) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Centeña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centena? popularity and diffusion

Centena is the 303,968th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Centena reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 567,836. In Brazil Centena is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 80 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 10 percent live and Paraná, where 4 percent live. Aside from Brazil it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Centena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Centena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Centena surname grew 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Centena Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Centena earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning $16,642,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $46,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Centena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Centena in the Arabic language
سنتيناsntyna-

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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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  • 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 Centena
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