Centus Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Centus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Centus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Centus (31) may also be a first name.

Centus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Centus occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Centus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Centus is the 1,573,888th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Centus reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 797,151. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 53 percent live, Calabarzon, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Centus is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Centaus925/
Centu9112/
Chentous861/
Chentu83246/
Centos8371/
Cintus8343/
Kentus8337/
Zentus8314/
Sentus8312/
Jentus838/
Gentus837/
Centeu831/
Centuz831/
Cientos77204/
Sentous7791/
Chentou776/
Quentus773/
Suentus773/
Chesntu772/
Kentous771/
Gentaus771/
Scentos771/
Zhentus771/
Kentush771/
Centosh770/
Sentu73902/
Cintu73307/
Zentu7315/
Cemtu731/
Chentout71304/
Chentouh71122/
Chennttu711/
Kentushe711/
Queentus711/
Kenthous710/
Chintu678,270/
Senteu671,208/
Scintu671,084/
Zentou67873/
Shentu67812/
Sentuc67239/
Sintus67189/
Sentou67157/
Sentos67140/
Sentui67127/
Centoz6785/
Sentut6782/
Kentos6780/
Senthu6759/
Kintus6735/
Sjentu6728/
Cintos6724/
Gintus679/
Sentuz679/
Senthouse676/
Zentos676/
Sentau676/
Sentuy674/
Şentut672/
Jentausch671/
Cintuc671/
Sentup671/
Chemtu671/
Şentuğ671/
Cinthu671/
Syntus670/

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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 Centus
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