Kentau Surname
Approximately 1,600 people bear this surname
Kentau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 1,582 | 1:11,177 | 1,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
Kentau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kentau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kentau (Russian: Кентау) is more frequently found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kentau is the 248,333rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,554,716 people. Kentau is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kentau live; 99 percent live in Central Asia and 99 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 11,177. In Kazakhstan it is primarily found in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 99 percent live, Almaty, where 0 percent live and Astana, where 0 percent live. Beside Kazakhstan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kentau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kentau in the Russian language | ||
| Кентау | kentau | - |
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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 Kentau
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