Gens Surname
Approximately 3,379 people bear this surname
Gens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 837 | 1:79,358 | 11,195 |
| United States | 703 | 1:515,589 | 43,135 |
| Germany | 690 | 1:116,675 | 14,342 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| Israel | 185 | 1:46,257 | 6,172 |
| Spain | 137 | 1:341,256 | 19,726 |
| Argentina | 112 | 1:381,638 | 29,480 |
| Italy | 79 | 1:774,135 | 62,609 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Gens (316) may also be a first name.
Gens Demographics
Gens Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gens (Hindi: गेंस, Marathi: गेन्स, Russian: Генс) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 133,427th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,156,717 people. The last name Gens occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gens live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 25 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 494,051st most common first name world-wide, borne by 316 people.
This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 79,358. In France Gens is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 34 percent live, Normandy, where 21 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent live. Outside of France it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.
Gens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gens last name increased 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Gens surname are 16.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.69% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.3% more than the national average, earning 492,487 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.08% more than the national average, earning $85,993 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geens | 89 | 5,150 | / |
| Goens | 89 | 1,636 | / |
| Gense | 89 | 717 | / |
| Gensh | 89 | 499 | / |
| Gaens | 89 | 417 | / |
| Guens | 89 | 111 | / |
| Ghens | 89 | 100 | / |
| Geyns | 89 | 97 | / |
| Geins | 89 | 72 | / |
| Gensø | 89 | 35 | / |
| Giens | 89 | 17 | / |
| Genss | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gehns | 89 | 5 | / |
| Genns | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ngens | 89 | 4 | / |
| Genst | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hgens | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ens | 86 | 3,771 | / |
| Gns | 86 | 28 | / |
| Gensch | 80 | 2,245 | / |
| Geense | 80 | 365 | / |
| Gensse | 80 | 299 | / |
| Guenst | 80 | 85 | / |
| Gheens | 80 | 36 | / |
| Geûens | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gihens | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gaensh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Guense | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geynsh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geenst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Genshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gennss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giensh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gennsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goehns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geinns | 80 | 0 | / |
| Genç | 75 | 123,944 | / |
| Enns | 75 | 12,740 | / |
| Genz | 75 | 6,143 | / |
| Hens | 75 | 6,119 | / |
| Sens | 75 | 5,710 | / |
| Jens | 75 | 3,490 | / |
| Zens | 75 | 3,375 | / |
| Gems | 75 | 1,568 | / |
| Ensz | 75 | 1,113 | / |
| Gins | 75 | 648 | / |
| Eans | 75 | 351 | / |
| Cens | 75 | 318 | / |
| Ense | 75 | 297 | / |
| Enss | 75 | 198 | / |
| Eins | 75 | 182 | / |
| Yens | 75 | 153 | / |
| Eens | 75 | 106 | / |
| Gäns | 75 | 82 | / |
| Enæs | 75 | 58 | / |
| Ensh | 75 | 35 | / |
| Enst | 75 | 29 | / |
| Güns | 75 | 12 | / |
| Genß | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gyns | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyns | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gnse | 75 | 3 | / |
| Etns | 75 | 3 | / |
| Genx | 75 | 3 | / |
| Göns | 75 | 3 | / |
| Emns | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Enås | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gnsh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ensp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnsj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Euns | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goijens | 73 | 99 | / |
| Guensch | 73 | 93 | / |
| Giensch | 73 | 25 | / |
| Goensch | 73 | 10 | / |
| Høgenæs | 73 | 8 | / |
| Guennsd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaensch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gensche | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goins | 67 | 28,138 | / |
| Heins | 67 | 14,997 | / |
| Heyns | 67 | 8,308 | / |
| Hense | 67 | 4,870 | / |
| Jeans | 67 | 3,885 | / |
| Gence | 67 | 2,810 | / |
| Heans | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Soens | 67 | 1,656 | / |
| Gains | 67 | 1,492 | / |
| Genze | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Saens | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Ginns | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Ensch | 67 | 818 | / |
| Hensh | 67 | 676 | / |
| Henss | 67 | 643 | / |
| Jensz | 67 | 640 | / |
| Jense | 67 | 574 | / |
| Jenns | 67 | 334 | / |
| Heens | 67 | 279 | / |
| Yense | 67 | 271 | / |
| Guins | 67 | 238 | / |
| Hensz | 67 | 207 | / |
| Zaens | 67 | 204 | / |
| Gench | 67 | 189 | / |
| Henst | 67 | 186 | / |
| Siens | 67 | 184 | / |
| Zenns | 67 | 124 | / |
| Jeens | 67 | 116 | / |
| Jenss | 67 | 113 | / |
| Genje | 67 | 89 | / |
| Goyns | 67 | 87 | / |
| Seens | 67 | 83 | / |
| Günst | 67 | 70 | / |
| Senss | 67 | 64 | / |
| Zenss | 67 | 63 | / |
| Iense | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hiens | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ghins | 67 | 46 | / |
| Göhns | 67 | 43 | / |
| Esins | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gaenz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gemst | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gänse | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ginsz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Zense | 67 | 32 | / |
| Henns | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jensh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Henæs | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ziens | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jenås | 67 | 28 | / |
| Guenz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gøhns | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chens | 67 | 23 | / |
| Guensche | 67 | 22 | / |
| Suens | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ginss | 67 | 16 | / |
| Geinz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jeins | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yensz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Djens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Einås | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goenz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ehens | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hemns | 67 | 8 | / |
| Itens | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jensø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zensz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gayns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ginst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyens | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geems | 67 | 5 | / |
| Senns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guems | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gijns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hensj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esens | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giyns | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ginsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgenz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eains | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eanse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ensse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ginse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yensh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heuns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jehns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Einst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eunns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgenç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemså | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gänss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghnse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esnst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Censh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Censì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Einss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eenst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yenst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yenns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eoins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Isens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eanns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ennss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eayns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jenst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eanst | 67 | 0 | / |
Gens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gens in the Hindi language | ||
| गेंस | gensa | - |
| Gens in the Marathi language | ||
| गेन्स | gensa | - |
| Gens in the Russian language | ||
| Генс | gens | - |
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