Kentawi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kentawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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

Kentawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kentawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺘﺎﻭﻱkntawy50
ﺍﻟﻜﻨﺘﺎﻭﻱalkntawy50

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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 Kentawi
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