Sentawi Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sentawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sentawi Last Name Facts

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

Sentawi is more frequently found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sentawi are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Sentawi is most frequently used in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 234,930. Other than The United Arab Emirates this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saenthawi887/
Sentawy861/
Shintawi80244/
Sinthawi807/
Sentawes802/
Sntawe774/
Saentawee7511/
Saenthawee7122/
Sintawe711/
Chintawi67152/
Sintawee67117/
Centawer6765/
Senthavy6710/
Zentawer676/
Sentevoi675/
Sentayue671/

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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 Sentawi
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