Centre Surname

121,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Guinea

Centre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Pakistan6241:286,2886,119
Guinea4741:24,966485
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France51:13,284,544357,392
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Centre (5,331) may also be a first name.

Centre Last Name Facts

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

Centre is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Centre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centre? popularity and diffusion

Centre is the 121,498th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,933,549 people. The last name Centre is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Centre are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 92,392nd most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 5,331 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Centre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Centre has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Centre Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Centre earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.11% less than the national average, earning R 94,800 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $19,162,800 COP per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $39,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centres9274/
Chentre9268/
Coentre9243/
Centere929/
Centrer925/
Centrie923/
Centrey921/
Centire921/
Centrez921/
Centree921/
Cntre912/
Centress861/
Chentree861/
Center832,403/
Centra832,232/
Cintre8354/
Centry8350/
Sentre8322/
Centri838/
Gentre833/
Zentre832/
Jentre831/
Cntrez831/
Chenntire800/
Chentir77955/
Centrih77515/
Sentrie7751/
Gentrey7717/
Djentre7716/
Chentry7715/
Chenter7714/
Chintre7711/
Scentry778/
Centier777/
Sentere777/
Centris776/
Jeentre774/
Cintire774/
Gentree772/
Cintyre771/
Coentry771/
Centriz771/
Quentre771/
Sentres771/
Centrès771/
Gentres771/
Kentrea770/
Sentrey770/
Jentrey770/
Centior770/
Scenter770/
Sntre731/
Senterre71346/
Schenter71132/
Centrich7128/
Quentrey7119/
Sentress7114/
Saentree715/
Zentress713/
Tchintre712/
Kentreit711/
D'Center711/
Gentrees711/
Chinthre711/
Jentress710/
Genthrer710/
Schentra710/
Gentry6761,532/
Cintra6724,025/
Senter676,565/
Sintre671,547/
Sentri67378/
Sentra67350/
Zenter67245/
Sentry67145/
Jentry67136/
Kentra67131/
Kentri6797/
Sentir6791/
Cinter6781/
Zintre6729/
Gentri6727/
Zentri6712/
Jentri679/
Kintre678/
Zentry674/
Shntre674/
Cemter674/
Zentra671/
Qentry671/
Kentry671/
Schentter671/
Cyntra671/
Jemtre671/
Cintré671/
Cynter671/
Jntree671/
Gintre670/

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Centre Reference & Research

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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 Centre
  • 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