Sentje Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Sentje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 109 | 1:18,647 | 3,949 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Sentje (28) may also be a first name.
Sentje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sentje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sentje is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sentje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sentje are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
Sentje is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 18,647. In Lesotho Sentje is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 97 percent are found and Berea District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Sentje
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