Centinel Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Centinel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centinel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Centinel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Centinel occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centinel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Centinel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Centinel reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Centinel is most numerous in: Virginia, where 67 percent are found and Maryland, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The United States Centinel is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

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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
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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 Centinel
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