Kentis Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kentis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece491:226,11835,110
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kentis (54) may also be a first name.

Kentis Last Name Facts

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

Kentis (Russian: Кентис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Kentis reside; 54 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Kentis is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 54 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 226,118. In Greece Kentis is primarily found in: Western Macedonia, where 53 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 47 percent are found. Not including Greece this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Cyprus, where 12 percent are found.

Kentis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kentis last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Kentis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentish922,028/
Centis83934/
Kintis83409/
Kentes8346/
Kentesh77170/
Kintish7759/
Chentis7756/
Kentges7713/
Kentysh7711/
Kentese776/
Kentees775/
Kentich774/
Kientiz774/
Kuentes773/
Quentis772/
Kenteas771/
Kemntiz771/
Gkintis771/
Centois770/
Centiss770/
Kintisch7119/
Kentiche711/
Kenteshe711/
Cenntais710/
Centes67438/
Kintes6761/
Kentez6716/
Köntés6715/
Kemtys672/
Kentišová671/
Cintis671/
Centiz670/
Quntis670/
Kintys670/

Kentis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kentis in the Russian language
Кентисkentis-

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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 Kentis
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