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 last name Kentiga occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kentiga is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Kentiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kentiga reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4 people.
The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,176,050. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 50 percent live and Centre-Est Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso Kentiga exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live.
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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