Scent Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Scent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Scent (105) may also be a first name.

Scent Last Name Facts

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

Scent occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Scent.

How Common Is The Last Name Scent? popularity and diffusion

Scent is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Scent are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Scent is also the 920,134th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 105 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 64 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Scent occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Scent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Scent last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scient916/
Scente913/
Schent911/
Scendt910/
Scentz910/
Sent892,156/
Cent891,518/
Schendt83178/
Schentz8370/
Schente8316/
Schenth8314/
Schents837/
Schuent831/
Schentt831/
Shcient830/
Sente805,500/
Cente80428/
Sents80281/
Sendt80248/
Tsent80171/
Cents80158/
Senth80119/
Szent80119/
Chent8074/
Shent8022/
Centz8018/
Saent8016/
Suent806/
Cient804/
Cendt803/
Czent802/
Sient802/
Seent802/
Scynt801/
Scint800/
Schnt800/
Sgent800/
Centh800/
Tschente778/
Schoenth771/
Shcientz771/
Schuendt771/
Schuenth771/
Schentte770/
Snt75110/
Cnt753/
Shente73438/
Chente73334/
Schend73206/
Sentch7399/
Ciente7329/
Czente7324/
Ssente7315/
Chents739/
Senthe736/
Hcenth736/
Tsents735/
Schntz735/
Ceente735/
Siente734/
Saenth733/
Schint732/
Sentte732/
Tsente732/
Scinth731/
Scints731/
Sciont731/
Sientz731/
Shenth731/
Schndt731/
Szentz731/
Centhe731/
Sheent731/
Sendtz730/
Schnte730/
Schemt730/
Scinte730/
Sciend730/
Gent6712,364/
Sint679,938/
Zent672,109/
Jent672,050/
Send67793/
Schintz67258/
Cint67177/
Semt6791/
Czenthe6769/
Tchente6744/
Schynts6729/
Sünt6727/
Sentova6720/
Cynt6718/
Cend6716/
Snth6713/
Shentte6712/
Centová6712/
Schindt6710/
Schuint678/
Shennte676/
Shenthe676/
Dchente674/
Synt673/
Snte673/
Shnt673/
Chnt673/
Centova672/
Schintt672/
Snts672/
Hsnt672/
Tshente672/
Xsnt672/
Cnth672/
Schints671/
Cemt671/
Schintd671/
Çent671/
Schöntz671/
Sînt671/
Sxnt671/
Tcnt671/
Cnht671/
Cntt671/
Schemdt670/
Schntte670/
Chentte670/
Schinte670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Scent
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis