Kenta Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kenta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3991:115,7399,794
Liberia831:53,1154,716
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Cyprus261:34,0343,767
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kenta (9,612) may also be a first name.

Kenta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenta (Bengali: কেন্তা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺖ, Hindi: केन्ता, Oriya: େକଁଟା, Russian: Кента, Tibetan: དཀོན་ཏ།) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 385,337th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kenta live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kenta is also the 62,937th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 9,612 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 115,739. In Kenya Kenta is mostly found in: Narok County, where 99 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Kenta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenta surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kenta surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kenta earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 38.62% less than the national average, earning 212,423 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keunta912,021/
Kentau911,600/
Kentoa91265/
Kentta91188/
Kentai91122/
Kentay9198/
Kentha9181/
Kentaç9172/
Kentea9118/
Kentah9116/
Kaenta9115/
Koenta917/
Kuenta913/
Kienta913/
Kennta912/
Kentga911/
Kentaa911/
Kqenta911/
Kentap911/
Knta894/
Kaentha8335/
Kquenta8315/
Kenta'a839/
Kenthea832/
Keuntha831/
Kenteah831/
Kentaya831/
Kuentha831/
Kinta803,606/
Kente803,468/
Centa801,478/
Kenti80803/
Kenty80455/
Kento80365/
Kynta80246/
Kentj805/
Kntha804/
Kenté801/
Khnta801/
Kaenthai77382/
Kientaha7724/
Kentuuha777/
Kennteah771/
Kienteha771/
Quenta7312,198/
Centea73587/
Chenta73575/
Küntaş73487/
Kenttä73481/
Kentie73477/
Ccenta73219/
Kyonta73199/
Kintau73179/
Kentey73131/
Kaento7396/
Kentio7376/
Kentoš7359/
Kintga7357/
Kintay7356/
Kintea7353/
Kiente7344/
Kintai7343/
Kkynta7331/
Kentei7326/
Centay7321/
Koento7319/
Kaenti7318/
Kentoh7314/
Kentou7311/
Qeenta7311/
Kenthe7310/
Kenteh739/
Kcente738/
Kentyi738/
Keente737/
Kentee737/
Kuinta736/
Kentuo736/
Kentyo736/
Kyntta735/
Kentiy734/
Keunti734/
Kentho734/
Kenthi734/
Kionta734/
Kemnto734/
Kentoo733/
Kintah733/
Kuenti733/
Kiento732/
Qqenta732/
Kintaa732/
Kemtha732/
Kenteu732/
Koenti732/
Kenthy732/
Kintaş731/
Kemtat731/
Kennty731/
Kentty731/
Keunto731/
Kyntha731/
Kemtah731/
Kentui731/
Kienti731/
Kuento731/
Coenta731/
Kentot731/
Qquenta67858/
Kentopp67167/
Chentai6755/
Kentosh6748/
Queenta6742/
Chentha6739/
Kientei6739/
Chentay6725/
Kendter6722/
Kaentho6715/
Kintaad6712/
Quentas6711/
Kentees675/
Kentoph675/
Knti675/
Kaenthi675/
Kinthad674/
Kentich674/
Kinthas674/
Kintaid673/
Keenthi672/
Cnta672/
Quienta672/
Kemntiz671/
Kennter671/
Kennthy671/
Kesnter671/
Kintadp671/
Kinthai671/
Knte671/
Hkintay671/
Kintahu671/
Chentah671/
Kemnteh671/
Kentopf671/
Kentuoh671/
Keentee671/
Kaentoh671/
Quentha671/
Kaentee671/
Knto671/
Kemthai671/

Kenta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenta in the Tibetan language
དཀོན་ཏ།könta-
Kenta in the Oriya language
େକଁଟାekamta-
Kenta in the Hindi language
केन्ताkenta80
केन्टाkenta12
केंताkenta4
केंटाkenta4
Kenta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺖknt57.14
ﻛﻨﺘﻪknth40
ﻛﻨﺘﺎknta2.86
Kenta in the Bengali language
কেন্তাkenta50
কেন্তkenta50
Kenta in the Russian language
Кентаkenta-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenta
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