Kentson Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kentson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kentson (23) may also be a first name.

Kentson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kentson is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kentson is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kentson reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name globally, held by 23 people.

Kentson is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands Kentson is mostly found in: South Holland, where 77 percent live, Utrecht, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 3 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 14 percent live and Botswana, where 8 percent live.

Kentson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kentson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kentson surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentsong9321/
Kentsson938/
Kuentson930/
Kencson8611/
Kemtson865/
Kendson863/
Kintson862/
Kndtson860/
Kentsang8018/
Kintsoen809/
Kentsian801/
Knndtson801/
Keendson800/
Kenzon774/
Kndson771/
Kentshane752/
Kindson7129/
Kencsan7115/
Kentchoung719/
Kintsan714/
Kencsán711/
Kenchon711/
Kintsune67106/
Kenchoun672/
Kintsung672/
Kientzen671/
Quintson671/

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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 Kentson
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