Gentang Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gentang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gentang (5,658) may also be a first name.

Gentang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentang has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gentang is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Gentang is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gentang are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gentang is also the 88,959th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 5,658 people.

The surname Gentang is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 2,595,852. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 69 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 28 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 3 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gentang
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