Kentseng Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kentseng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
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 last name Kentseng occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kentseng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kentseng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kentseng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kentseng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kentseng is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Kentseng is primarily found in: Free State, where 57 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Kentseng is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentsheng | 94 | 52 | / |
| Keentseng | 94 | 12 | / |
| Kentsing | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenceng | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kendzeng | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kintsing | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kentzing | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kemtcheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenzing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenceng | 63 | 1,155 | / |
| Kintzing | 63 | 119 | / |
| Kendzing | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chenzeng | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kinzng | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kincing | 53 | 12 | / |
| Qinceng | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kinzing | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kinching | 50 | 4 | / |
| Quncheng | 50 | 2 | / |
| Qincheng | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kimtzing | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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