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Where Does The Last Name Gent Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gent (Arabic: جينت, Hindi: गेन्त) is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gent? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 42,213^th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 589,417 people. Gent occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Gent reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 222,087^th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,263 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 4,975 people, or 1 in 11,200. In England Gent is mostly found in: Greater London, where 9 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England Gent exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 12 percent are found.

Gent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gent has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gent last name grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,038 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 813 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gent Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gent surname are 7.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gent earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning R 364,080 per year; in United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,906 CAD per year.