Centres Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Argentina

Centres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France271:2,460,101186,232
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
England71:7,959,723202,100
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Centrès (1) are calculated separately.

Centres Last Name Facts

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

Centres is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Centrès. For other potential spellings of Centres click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Centres occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Centres are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Centres is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,460,101. In France Centres is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 59 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 30 percent are found and Brittany, where 7 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Centres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Centres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Centres last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centrès951/
Centress931/
Centre923,769/
Chentre8668/
Centris866/
Centrer865/
Centrie863/
Centrey861/
Gentres861/
Sentres861/
Centrez861/
Centree861/
Sentress8014/
Kentries805/
Gentrese804/
Zentress803/
Gentrees801/
Kentrese801/
Chentree801/
Jentress800/
Centra772,232/
Cintre7754/
Centry7750/
Sentre7722/
Centri778/
Zentre772/
Cntrez771/
Centrih71515/
Kentris71116/
Sentrie7151/
Sentris7136/
Gentris7131/
Chentry7115/
Chintre7111/
Centric7110/
Scentry718/
Gentrys712/
Cyntris711/
Jentrys711/
Cntrysd711/
Centriz711/
Centrix711/
Sentrey710/
Centrich6728/
Saentree675/
Gentrixs674/
Chentrix672/
Kentrice671/
Sentriss671/
Semtress671/
Gentrice671/
Jentrice671/
Jentrixs671/
Gentry's671/
Chinthre671/
Schentra670/

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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
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  • 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 Centres
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