Kentjens Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kentjens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kentjens Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Kentjens Last Name Facts

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

Kentjens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentjens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kentjens is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kentjens occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kentjens live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kentjens is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands Kentjens is mostly found in: Limburg, where 100 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentgens88227/
Kenjenje756/
Kemtgens751/
Kenshens751/
Kenchens751/
Kintzens750/
Centchens710/
Kinsens671/
Kinsense6321/
Kinnsens630/
Chengens630/
Quintiens59221/
Kintchins590/
Kingins5362/
Kincins531/
Kinzenze50213/
Kingenze5021/
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 Kentjens
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