Centiu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Centiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania841:239,02222,817
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Centiu Last Name Facts

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

Centiu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Centiu? popularity and diffusion

Centiu is the 1,931,261st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Centiu live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 239,022. In Romania Centiu is most frequent in: Brașov County, where 95 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 5 percent reside. Barring Romania Centiu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Centiu Last Name Statistics demography

Centiu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centius9246/
Centieu9231/
Sentiu8329/
Gentius77811/
Gentoiu7744/
Jentoiu7735/
Cintius776/
Zentius772/
Kentieu771/
Tzentiu771/
Căntoiu771/
Chintoiu71148/
Chiontoiu676/
Kentju675/
Sintiu675/
Kintiu674/
Gintiu672/
Schintius670/
Tsentyu6236/
Sintoiu624/
Ţintoiu622/
Gentuyu621/
Chintoju57733/
Quintius576/
Senteyhu571/
Sentujju571/
Chintuju571/
Chinthoju53336/
Chintojju531/
Sintyu503/
Chinthooju501/

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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 Centiu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis