Centnar Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Centnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Centnár (12) are calculated separately.

Centnar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Centnar is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Centnár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centnar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Centnar live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Besides Poland Centnar exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Centnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Centnar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Centnar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Centnar last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Centnar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning $32,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centnár9512/
Czentnar9368/
Zentnar861/
Sentnar860/
Gentnar860/
Czentnár80104/
Centennaire781/
Sentnor7138/
Kentnor7136/
Centnárová711/
Gentnor710/
Quintnar673/
Ginthnor530/

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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 Centnar
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