Kentes Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kentes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kentes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kentes is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kentes is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Kentes is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Kentes are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kentes is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States Kentes is most frequent in: Virginia, where 26 percent reside, Michigan, where 24 percent reside and Illinois, where 19 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.

Kentes Last Name Statistics demography

Kentes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentesh92170/
Kentges9213/
Kentese926/
Kentees925/
Kuentes923/
Kenteas921/
Kenteshe861/
Centes83438/
Kentis83116/
Kintes8361/
Kentez8316/
Kentish772,028/
Köntges77356/
Chentes77214/
Cuentes77131/
Quentes7714/
Kentysh7711/
Centess771/
Kintese771/
Centejs771/
Cntes734/
Kentiche711/
Quientes711/
Kenteche711/
Chenntes711/
Centis67934/
Kintis67409/
Centez6760/
Cintes6756/
Künteş6731/
Köntés6715/
Kemtys672/
Kinteş672/
Kentešová671/
Kintez671/
Kintys670/

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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 Kentes
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