Kento Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kento Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kento Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan731:1,751,29226,150
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
England11:55,718,059489,080
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Kento (2,156) may also be a first name.

Kento Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kento (Russian: Кенто, Tibetan: ཀུན་ཏུ།) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kento? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 777,192nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Kento are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 161,552nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 2,156 people.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 1,751,292. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 64 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent live. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentoa91265/
Kaento9196/
Kentoš9159/
Koento9119/
Kentoh9114/
Kentou9111/
Kentuo916/
Kemnto914/
Kentho914/
Kentoo913/
Kiento912/
Kentot911/
Kuento911/
Keunto911/
Knto891/
Kentopp83167/
Kentosh8348/
Kaentho8315/
Kentoph835/
Kaentoh831/
Kentuoh831/
Kentopf831/
Cento802,527/
Kinto801,940/
Kenta80922/
Kntho805/
Hknto801/
Kentouch772/
Kenthous770/
Keunta732,021/
Kintho73444/
Kentta73188/
Chento73114/
Kentha7381/
Kentaç7372/
Quento7365/
Kintoh7356/
Kintoy7340/
Kionto7325/
Kintou7323/
Kentah7316/
Kaenta7315/
Kyntop7314/
Kintoi7311/
Coento739/
Koenta737/
Kintod734/
Kuinto733/
Kuenta733/
Köntoš733/
Kienta733/
Centho733/
Kenteu732/
Kennta732/
Kemtho732/
Kemtou731/
Kentga731/
Kintoo731/
Kentap731/
Kyntoy731/
Köntos731/
Caento731/
Kqenta731/
Kihnto731/
Kentaa731/
Kemtuo731/
Köntopp67234/
Kintopp67137/
Kintopf67112/
Kindtho6787/
Kaentha6735/
Küntopf6726/
Kquenta6715/
Kenta'a679/
Köntopf678/
Chentou676/
Quentos675/
Knta674/
Kintoph672/
Chentho672/
Quiento672/
Kuentha671/
Chentuo671/
Keuntha671/
Cnto671/
Cheento671/
Köhntop671/
Küntopp671/
Caentoy671/

Kento Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kento in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་ཏུ།küntu-
Kento in the Russian language
Кентоkento-

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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 Kento
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