Centenary Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Centenary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centenary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda591:661,68333,952
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Centenary (52) may also be a first name.

Centenary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Centenary is found most in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centenary? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Centenary live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 52 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Ibanda District, where 17 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 14 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Centenary occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Centenary
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