Kentsev Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kentsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kentsev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kentsev (Russian: Кенцев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentsev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kentsev reside; 75 percent reside in North Asia and 75 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 83 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentseva936/
Gkentsev931/
Gkentseva881/
Kemtsev8644/
Kintsev861/
Gkentsef801/
Chentsev801/
Kuentsov801/
Kintschev7543/
Kenzeev71185/
Kenzhev71118/
Kenzaev7110/
Kenchev716/
Kintsov712/
Kimtsev711/
Kyntsov711/
Kendsew710/
Kenzhaev674,736/
Kenzheev671,294/
Kenzhiev6791/
Knzev676/
Kintchev674/
Kencheva673/
Kenzhoev672/
Kyntchev671/

Kentsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kentsev in the Russian language
Кенцевkencev-

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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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  • 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 Kentsev
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