Kentiga Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kentiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kentiga (4) may also be a first name.
Kentiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kentiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kentiga is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kentiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kentiga is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kentiga are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 4 people.
The surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,176,050. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 50 percent are found and Centre-Est Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kientiga | 93 | 183 | / |
| Kentuiga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kientiega | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kintiga | 86 | 240 | / |
| Kentega | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kentuga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kientega | 80 | 20,008 | / |
| Kentugay | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kientéga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kintiega | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kentugga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kienttega | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kkientega | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kintega | 71 | 428 | / |
| Kintigo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kentege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Centigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kintigos | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kentegye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kintigye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kientege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cintigo | 57 | 25 | / |
| Quintigo | 53 | 5 | / |
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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 Kentiga
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