Centov Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Centov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Centov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Centov is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Centov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Centov is the 5,391,485th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Centov is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Centov are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Centov is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 323,761. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 73 percent are found, Cimișlia District, where 9 percent are found and Florești District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Moldova this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centova922/
Chentov921/
Chentova863/
Kentov83218/
Sentov8365/
Zentov836/
Gentov834/
Shentov77197/
Kentova7749/
Chemtov7740/
Chintov7724/
Sentova7720/
Chentow7719/
Tsentov7711/
Zentova775/
Gentovt773/
Chentob772/
Kendtov771/
Centhof771/
Šentova771/
Cintova771/
Centoff770/
Chentouf719,494/
Shentova71171/
Chintova7129/
Chentoub711/
Schemtov711/
Sintov6774/
Gintov6749/
Kintov6728/
Sentop6722/
Sentow6722/
Kentof6719/
Sentav6714/
Jentof676/
Zintov676/
Chenntouf676/
Jemtov674/
Cintavová673/
Chentoufe672/
Şentop672/
Syntov671/
Kentob671/
Kntova671/
Sentob671/
Semtov671/

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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 Centov
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