Kentia Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Kentia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 146 | 1:142,254 | 15,835 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Kentia (213) may also be a first name.
Kentia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kentia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kentia occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Kentia occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kentia reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 619,385th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 213 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 142,254. In Cameroon Kentia is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 55 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found and West Region, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenthia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kenteyia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kenteiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kentoyia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kennthia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kentio | 83 | 76 | / |
| Kintia | 83 | 24 | / |
| Centia | 83 | 11 | / |
| Khntia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Knthia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Centhia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chentia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kinthia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kynthia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Centija | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kenteah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quentia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinthiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kienteha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kennteah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kentayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cintia | 67 | 865 | / |
| Kintya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kemtio | 67 | 44 | / |
| Centio | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cíntia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kentyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kintio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cìntia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnthia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kentia
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