Kentgens Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kentgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Kentgens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kentgens has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentgens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kentgens is the 1,085,744th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kentgens are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 119,767. In The Netherlands Kentgens is most common in: Limburg, where 67 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Kentgens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kentgens has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentjens8822/
Kemtgens881/
Kenshens751/
Kenchens751/
Chengens750/
Kintzens750/
Centchens710/
Kingins6762/
Kinsens671/
Kingenze6321/
Kinsense6321/
Kenjenje636/
Kinnsens630/
Quintiens59221/
Kintchins590/
Kincins531/
Kinzenze50213/
Kinchins500/

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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 Kentgens
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