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 found most frequently in Poland. It can occur as a variant: Kentżer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Kentzer is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kentzer live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 292,375. Besides Poland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kentzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kentzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kentzer 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 Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the 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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