Gentek Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gentek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland421:904,97068,062
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gentek Last Name Facts

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

Gentek occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gentek.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gentek live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Aside from Poland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Gentek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gentek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gentek are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Gentek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $44,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gientek9227/
Entek9171/
Sentek83180/
Enteke83178/
Zentek83178/
Centek83171/
Yentek83146/
Güntek83113/
Hentek8351/
Jentek8340/
Gintek839/
Gentik838/
Žentek837/
Gentex835/
Enteck833/
Gentec831/
Gentyk831/
Zientek774,251/
Ngenteg77740/
Senteck7719/
Centeck7717/
Zenteck777/
Ngintek771/
Gentect771/
Enteg73390/
Entik73254/
Intek73247/
Entex7331/
Entec733/
Zienteck7139/
Sintek67245/
Zyntek67169/
Zintek67101/
Sentik6785/
Henteková6733/
Senteg6722/
Gintik6722/
Zentyk6720/
Zenteg6717/
Hentik6716/
Sentyk6715/
Yontek6712/
Zentik6712/
Ženteková676/
Gentic675/
Centik674/
Intekh674/
Hentekova673/
Yentik673/
Eantik672/
Centeq672/
Inteks672/
Zentec671/
Entike671/
Inteke671/
Centec671/
Entiok671/
Jentik671/
Jintek671/
Ynteck670/

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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
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  • 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 Gentek
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