Kentsch Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kentsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2511:320,73932,146
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England71:7,959,723202,100
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kentsch Last Name Facts

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

Kentsch has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kentsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentsch? popularity and diffusion

Kentsch is the 961,438th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Kentsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kentsch live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 320,739. In Germany Kentsch is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany Kentsch is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Kentsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kentsch has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kentsch last name expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kientsch93127/
Kuentsch931/
Kentzsch931/
Kentch92283/
Kintsch8684/
Kentshe866/
Kentche863/
Küntsch861/
Kench831,388/
Kents83422/
Kenth83411/
Kintsche8021/
Kintzsch801/
Kenche77862/
Kentse77374/
Kennth77109/
Gkents7772/
Kaenth7722/
Kenthe7710/
Keenth774/
Kintch772/
Kienth771/
Koenth771/
Kenths771/
Keench770/
Keents770/
Kent73116,085/
Kenc7389/
Knth7311/
Knch731/
Kintche71176/
Keenche719/
Keennth713/
Kemtshe711/
Kenndth711/
Kimtsch711/
Kennths711/
Koentzs710/
Kinch675,874/
Kente673,468/
Kints67827/
Keunt67661/
Kentz67597/
Kendt67298/
Kynch67280/
Cents67158/
Kienc6734/
Kinth6723/
Kynts6720/
Kencz6719/
Kehnt6718/
Kentø6710/
Kends676/
Kient676/
Kentt675/
Kentsova673/
Knche673/
Knthe672/
Kuent672/
Kaent672/
Kemts671/
Keent671/
Kintc671/
Kynth671/
Kin'tche671/
Kånth671/
Gkent671/
Kenzh671/
Kennt671/
Qench670/
Kindsche670/
Koent670/

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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
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  • 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 Kentsch
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