Sentry Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sentry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England51:11,143,612252,590
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Sentry (29) may also be a first name.

Sentry Last Name Facts

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

Sentry is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. Sentry is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Sentry live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sentry is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa Sentry is most numerous in: North West, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 17 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Sentry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sentry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sentry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sentry last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sentry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.77% less than the national average, earning R 57,576 per year and in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scentry928/
Sentray921/
Sentryz921/
Shentry920/
Sentrey920/
Gentry8361,532/
Sentri83378/
Sentra83350/
Jentry83136/
Centry8350/
Sentre8322/
Zentry834/
Sintry831/
Saentri77276/
Suentri7777/
Sentrie7751/
Sentris7736/
Gentrey7717/
Chentry7715/
Gentray7714/
Jgentry776/
Sintray772/
Gentrys772/
Centrey771/
Tgentry771/
Sentrit771/
Shintry771/
Sintroy771/
Genttry771/
Gentryp771/
Gentruy771/
Gentrry771/
Gentroy771/
Jentroy771/
Jentrys771/
Sentres771/
Sentrio771/
Jentrey770/
Sntra7323/
Sntre731/
Sentress7114/
Saentree715/
Gentry's711/
Sentriss711/
Schentra710/
Centre673,769/
Centra672,232/
Sintri671,642/
Sintre671,547/
Sintra671,248/
Gentri6727/
Syntra6713/
Zentri6712/
Jentri679/
Centri678/
Gemtry676/
Shntre674/
Gentre673/
Gintry672/
Zentre672/
Snntra671/
Ssntra671/
Sntraj671/
Zentra671/
Jentre671/
Shntra671/
Jemtry670/

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Sentry Reference & Research

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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 Sentry
  • 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