Kentesh Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kentesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1621:281,00436,222
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kentesh Last Name Facts

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

Kentesh (Hindi: केन्तेश्, Russian: Кентеш) occurs most in Ukraine. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kentesh.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentesh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Kentesh is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kentesh are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 281,004. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 91 percent live, Rivne Oblast, where 4 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 2 percent live. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.

Kentesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kentesh surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenteshe931/
Kentes9246/
Kentish862,028/
Kentosh8648/
Kentges8613/
Kentysh8611/
Kentese866/
Kentees865/
Kuentes863/
Kenteas861/
Kenteche801/
Centes77438/
Kentis77116/
Kintes7761/
Kentez7716/
Kehntitsh750/
Köntges71356/
Chentes71214/
Cuentes71131/
Kintish7159/
Quentes7114/
Kintash717/
Kentich714/
Kintese711/
Centejs711/
Kemtech711/
Centess711/
Kintech711/
Kintosh711/
Kintisch6719/
Cntes674/
Kentiche671/
Quientes671/
Kientosz671/
Chenntes671/

Kentesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kentesh in the Hindi language
केन्तेश्kentes50
केंतेशkentesa50
Kentesh in the Russian language
Кентешkentes-

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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 Kentesh
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