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

Zentan is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zentan.

How Common Is The Last Name Zentan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zentan is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zentan reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 1,056,564. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 40 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 26 percent reside and Iwate Prefecture, where 21 percent reside. Not including Japan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Zentan
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