Kentawi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kentawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kentawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kentawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kentawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺘﺎﻭﻱ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kentawi live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Kentawi is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Kentawi is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentawai | 93 | 62 | / |
| Kenthawi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kenthawai | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kintawi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kentawy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kentawee | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kintavi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Qentavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kentovi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kentabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kintawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chintawi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kentavee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quentavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenthavee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chinthawi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kentovish | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kintewe | 57 | 5 | / |
| Kintowe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kentobe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kentovy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kintouwa | 53 | 8 | / |
| Chentovi | 53 | 6 | / |
| Kentovoy | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chintavi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kintovich | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kimthawee | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chintavhi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Quintavis | 50 | 1 | / |
Kentawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kentawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺘﺎﻭﻱ | kntawy | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻨﺘﺎﻭﻱ | alkntawy | 50 |
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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 Kentawi
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