Kentong Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Kentong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kentong (76) may also be a first name.
Kentong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kentong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kentong (Tibetan: དཀོན་སྟོང་།) is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Kentong is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kentong reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 76 people.
Kentong is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 2,249,738. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Mimaropa, where 51 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 49 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Kentong is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 45 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaentong | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kenthong | 93 | 23 | / |
| Kientong | 93 | 5 | / |
| Keuntong | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kntong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaenthong | 88 | 2,286 | / |
| Kienthong | 88 | 8 | / |
| Koenthong | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kenthoung | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kendthong | 88 | 1 | / |
| Centong | 86 | 134 | / |
| Kentang | 86 | 76 | / |
| Kintong | 86 | 74 | / |
| Kentung | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kyntong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chentong | 80 | 81 | / |
| Kientang | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kaentang | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kinthong | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kenthang | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kuentang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kynthong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kentuing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kintoing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaentung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kentatng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khnntong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kntung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keemthong | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chenthong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kemtongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kintang | 71 | 337 | / |
| Kintung | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kimtong | 71 | 24 | / |
| Centung | 71 | 21 | / |
| Centang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Cintong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kemtomg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheenthong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qintong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quintong | 67 | 370 | / |
| Chentang | 67 | 194 | / |
| Chintong | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chentung | 67 | 1 | / |
Kentong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kentong in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཀོན་སྟོང་། | köntong | - |
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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 Kentong
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