Kentseng Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kentseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Kentseng (34) may also be a first name.

Kentseng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kentseng is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentseng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kentseng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held forename globally It is held by 34 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Kentseng is most numerous in: Free State, where 57 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa Kentseng exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentsheng9452/
Keentseng9412/
Kentsing881/
Kenceng8035/
Kendzeng7511/
Kintsing750/
Kentzing750/
Kemtcheng711/
Kenzing671/
Chenceng631,155/
Kintzing63119/
Kendzing6312/
Chenzeng636/
Kinzng571/
Kincing5312/
Qinceng533/
Kinzing531/
Kinching504/
Quncheng502/
Qincheng501/
Kimtzing501/

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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 Kentseng
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