Kentz Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Kentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Kentz (23) may also be a first name.

Kentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kentz is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentz? popularity and diffusion

Kentz is the 538,780th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Kentz are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Kentz is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 77,527. Not including Saudi Arabia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Kentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kentz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kentz surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kentz are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kentz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $42,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.73% less than the national average, earning $39,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kientz912,735/
Kuentz911,559/
Koentz9120/
Kentze911/
Keentz911/
Kaentz910/
Kenz89878/
Kntz891/
Koentzs830/
Kintz803,003/
Kuenz80499/
Kents80422/
Kienz8091/
Koenz8031/
Kendz8025/
Kencz8019/
Centz8018/
Küntz806/
Kennz804/
Kemtz802/
Keenz801/
Kenzh801/
Kyntz801/
Kentzsch771/
Knz7510/
Kentse73374/
Kentch73283/
Gkents7372/
Quentz7324/
Kintze733/
Kendzh732/
Kenths731/
Küntze731/
Kintzs731/
Keents730/
Kuintz730/
Kenç671,521/
Kinz67716/
Künz67549/
Kentsch67271/
Kenc6789/
Könz6779/
Kentshe676/
Hknz673/
Kentche673/
Knzh672/
Knhz671/
Kndz671/
Knnz671/
Kennths671/
Quientz670/
Qenz670/

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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 Kentz
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