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

The surname Gent (Arabic: جينت, Hindi: गेन्त) has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 42,213^th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 589,417 people. The last name Gent is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Gent reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. Gent is also the 222,087^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,263 people.

The last name Gent is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4,975 people, or 1 in 11,200. In England Gent is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 9 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside.

Gent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gent has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,038 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 813 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gent Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gent last name are 7.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.5% being registered with the 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.