Certen Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Certen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Certen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Certen Last Name Facts

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

Certen is found most frequently in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Certen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Certen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Certen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Certen reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Certen is mostly found in: Kirikkale Province, where 75 percent live and Sivas Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Certen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Certen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Certen last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherten923/
Scherten869/
Gerten831,024/
Creten83783/
Certin83179/
Kerten83122/
Certyn83116/
Serten8393/
Cirten831/
Zerten831/
Chertin77166/
Gierten77160/
Zierten77116/
Cretten7788/
Sertten7748/
Certion7745/
Certijn7732/
Kierten7726/
Ceartin7725/
Hjerten7719/
Sherten7714/
Chertyn7710/
Certina775/
Chirten773/
Kerteen771/
Kerzten771/
Seerten771/
Sertien771/
Gertten771/
Cuirten770/
Keurten770/
Gehrten770/
Cretn732/
Chertina71209/
Schorten7165/
Scharten7145/
Hjerthen7123/
Chertyna7120/
Cherting711/
Cretehen711/
Cretin673,758/
Girten67957/
Sarten67715/
Çörten67671/
Kirten67312/
Kreten67153/
Sertin67121/
Scherting67113/
Gertin6779/
Sertyn6775/
Kertin6734/
Cirtin6725/
Sirten6724/
Sorten6721/
Sreten6712/
Sertenova678/
Hjertn677/
Zertin675/
Cyrtin672/
Certim671/
Şorten671/
Schretten671/
Kyrten670/

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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 Certen
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