Sentler Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sentler Surname User-submission:

This surname was formerly Sentlovski, which is polish but had to be changed during World War II. The original bearer of this name was a teacher in Poland during the German inviasion and all teachers needed to have a 'german-sounding' surname.

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Sentler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sentler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was formerly Sentlovski, which is polish but had to be changed during World War II. The original bearer of this name was a teacher in Poland during the German inviasion and all teachers needed to have a 'german-sounding' surname.

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Sentler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sentler occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Sentler occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Sentler reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Sentler is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Sentler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sentler has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sentler last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sentler Last Name Statistics demography

Sentler earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

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