Sentozi Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sentozi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentozi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Sentozi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sentozi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentozi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Sentozi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sentozi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Sentozi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssentozi932/
Sentoza866/
Sentosi863/
Sentoji861/
Sentogi861/
Centozie801/
Ssentosi801/
Ssentazi801/
Sentoussi75240/
Sentosa718,925/
Gentosi7174/
Sentasi719/
Sentose716/
Centoze715/
Sintoji715/
Sentagi715/
Sentuza715/
Sentaza712/
Sentaji712/
Zentoci711/
Sentosé711/
Cintozi711/
Sentoce711/
Sentoje711/
Szentesi673,924/
Sentassi67138/
Sintuzzi6767/
Sentachi6718/
Senthosa6710/
Sentousa678/
Sinthoji676/
Sintodji674/
Sintouji674/
Ssentuza673/
Sintosis672/
Ssentaza671/
Centazzi671/
Syntosis671/
Sentuuza671/
Ssentuze671/

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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 Sentozi
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