Surname Kent (Kent 
, ケント 
, 肯特 
, among others...) , globally, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Kent is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Jersey, and Japan (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also, Kent is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kent | Australia, Sweden, Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom |
| ケント | Japan |
| 肯特 | China |
| Кент | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Russia |
| קנט | Israel |
| كينت | Saudi Arabia |
| octa of kent 500-543 (b. 500) |
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| æthelburh of kent second wife of Edwin of Northumbria, GB (b. 601) |
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eanmund of kent King of Kent (b. 700) |
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| hlothhere of kent 7th-century English monarch (b. 700) |
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| sigered of kent (b. 700) |
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baldred of kent 9th-century English monarch (b. 800) |
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cuthred of kent King of Kent (b. 800) |
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egbert ii of kent King of Kent (b. 800) |
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joan the fair maid of kent English noblewoman (1328-1385), GB (b. 1328) |
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| john kent British politician (1301-1413), GB (b. 1301) |
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| john of kent (b. 1327) |
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| thomas kent English administrator (b. 1410) |
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| thomas kent Irish judge (b. 1460) |
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| john kent English politician (b. 1559) |
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| thomas kent Member of the Parliament of England for Devizes, died 1656 (b. 1590) |
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