Zentan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Zentan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zentan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1211:1,056,56420,605
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Zentan (23) may also be a first name.

Zentan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zentan occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zentan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zentan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zentan is the 1,589,322nd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zentan live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Zentan is also the 2,239,265th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 23 people.

Zentan is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,056,564. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 40 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Iwate Prefecture, where 21 percent live. Apart from Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zentang921/
Sentan8385/
Zenton8352/
Jentan8327/
Gentan8322/
Şentan8316/
Centan832/
Zintan831/
Centane77750/
Sentane77365/
Saentan77288/
Chentan7787/
Sentang7778/
Jentane7760/
Senthan7740/
Gentang7740/
Jentang7727/
Zenthon7723/
Gemntan7714/
Centang7712/
Gentain776/
Jenthan775/
Soentan775/
Sentean774/
Sentand774/
Sentain772/
Ţentean771/
Zentoun771/
Centean771/
Zemtane771/
Gentean770/
Zentein770/
Jntan732/
Cntan731/
Chentang71194/
Saenthan71166/
Chenthan71134/
Sentagne7151/
Centanne7149/
Shenthan715/
Jeentang713/
Tchentan713/
Zentoune712/
Shentane712/
Senteang711/
Centaine711/
Genthang711/
Zntanova711/
Chentane711/
Seentang711/
Sintan675,832/
Genton672,124/
Çintan67590/
Centon67560/
Senton67325/
Jintan67153/
Gentam6770/
Gintan6767/
Cintan6759/
Jenton6724/
Sentam6721/
Jentam6713/
Semtan672/
Zinton672/
Chenthang671/
Tshentane671/
Jeenthang671/
Syntan670/

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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 Zentan
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