Kentzer Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kentzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kentzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1301:292,37535,141
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Kentżer (1) are calculated separately.

Kentzer Last Name Facts

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

Kentzer is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kentżer. For other possible spellings of Kentzer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentzer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kentzer are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kentzer is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 292,375. Aside from Poland Kentzer exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Kentzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kentzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kentzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kentzer surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kentzer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentżer951/
Kuentzer93176/
Kemntzer932/
Kentzger931/
Kenzer92183/
Kntzer920/
Kintzer86372/
Kuenzer86352/
Kienzer86211/
Küntzer86164/
Kendzer86142/
Koenzer862/
Keenzer861/
Kaenzer861/
Knzer831/
Kendzier8012/
Quentzer804/
Kienzier801/
Kinzer774,444/
Künzer77792/
Kencer77135/
Kynzer7714/
Kenzyr7714/
Kenzir772/
Kentscher750/
Quenzer711,445/
Kyndzer71165/
Kinczer71121/
Kindzer7125/
Kinzier713/
Kencher712/
Kintšer711/
Kinzeir711/
Kinzzer710/
Kintcher6712/
Kendzyor676/
Kindzier676/
Quenzier671/
Kintsher671/

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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 Kentzer
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