Kenteh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kenteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Kenteh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenteh is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kenteh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenteh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kenteh is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kenteh are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 83 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and Venezuela, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenteah921/
Kemnteh921/
Kente913,468/
Knteh911/
Kennteah861/
Kienteha861/
Kinteh838,508/
Kentie83477/
Kentey83131/
Kentha8381/
Kiente8344/
Kentei8326/
Kentea8318/
Kenthe8310/
Kcente838/
Keente837/
Kentee837/
Kenthi834/
Kenteu832/
Kenthy832/
Kemteh831/
Centeh831/
Knte801/
Kientei7739/
Kendter7722/
Kentees775/
Kaenthi775/
Kentich774/
Keenthi772/
Kenthea772/
Kintech771/
Kennter771/
Kennthy771/
Kesnter771/
Kemtech771/
Keentee771/
Kaentee771/
Kenta73922/
Kenti73803/
Kenty73455/
Cente73428/
Künte73129/
Kinte73121/
Kentj735/
Kntha734/
Khnte732/
Knthe732/
Qente732/
Kenté731/
Kntee731/
Kaenthai71382/
Kientaha7124/
Kentuuha717/
Ccente673,924/
Centea67587/
Kenttä67481/
Chente67334/
Kentoa67265/
Quente67259/
Kentta67188/
Kentai67122/
Kentay6798/
Kentio6776/
Kintea6753/
Kintei6748/
Künteş6731/
Köntje6730/
Coente6725/
Cuente6718/
Kaenti6718/
Kentyi678/
Kintee677/
Kentyo676/
Kinted675/
Ceente675/
Kentiy674/
Keunti674/
Kionte673/
Kintey673/
Kienta673/
Kuenti673/
Kintie672/
Kinteş672/
Kennta672/
Kemthe672/
Koenti672/
Kennty671/
Kentty671/
Khnter671/
Kyntha671/
Centee671/
Centhy671/
Kentaa671/
Kentui671/
Kienti671/
Kihnte671/
Kinteu671/
Kinthe671/
Kqenta671/
Kuinte671/
Centhe671/
Kintez671/
Kintih671/
Kintge670/

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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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  • 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 Kenteh
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