Gemton Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gemton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France411:1,620,066149,911
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gemton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gemton is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Gemton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gemton are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,620,066. In France Gemton is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 66 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 32 percent reside and Occitanie, where 2 percent reside. Outside of France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Gemton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gemton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gemton last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngemton921/
Emton912/
Gemntong862/
Genton832,124/
Gamton834/
Emtong833/
Semton832/
Hemton831/
Genthon77781/
Emthong77183/
Khemton7774/
Gentong7772/
Jeamton7721/
Gemntan7714/
Ngenton778/
Jiemton776/
Hemtong773/
Hemtton773/
Chemton771/
Hemthon771/
Gimtong771/
Gaenton771/
Semtoin771/
Gimeton771/
Gennton770/
Emtan7398/
Hemthong71318/
Guemtoum7130/
Gimthong717/
Khemthon716/
Jeamtong713/
Eaimtong712/
Chemtong712/
Guimtone711/
Heamtong711/
Cheamton711/
Eamthong711/
Guenthon710/
Centon67560/
Senton67325/
Ginton6766/
Zenton6752/
Imthon6738/
Simton6729/
Jenton6724/
Gentan6722/
Heamthong6715/
Jiemthong678/
Imtong678/
Himton676/
Jeamthong675/
Hemtom673/
Gamtan673/
Emthan672/
Semtan672/
Iemtan671/
Chemthong671/
Khemthonh671/
Emtoum671/
Gemtam671/
Yomton671/
Jimton671/
Yemtan671/
Gntong671/
Emtang671/
Cimton671/
Emtomt671/

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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
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  • 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 Gemton
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