Genten Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Genten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2251:51,0968,348
Indonesia2161:612,26548,529
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Genten (29) may also be a first name.

Genten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genten has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Genten is the 572,152nd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Genten reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Genten is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 51,096. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent live, Flemish Region, where 1 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Genten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Genten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Genten last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentien92398/
Guenten92232/
Ngenten9214/
Genteng9214/
Genthen920/
Enten91232/
Centen83359/
Enteng83334/
Ginten83312/
Senten83302/
Gentem83267/
Gentin83152/
Günten8354/
Enteen8347/
Yenten8332/
Henten8329/
Jenten8312/
Entien8312/
Zenten835/
Enthen832/
Entten831/
Gönten831/
Gentina771,134/
Genting77183/
Suenten7787/
Sentenn7732/
Saenten7711/
Hentien7710/
Genttem779/
Centeen775/
Ginteng774/
Entengg773/
Chenten773/
Jentien773/
Senthen772/
Ejneten772/
Henteng772/
Hentten771/
Heinten771/
Eenthen771/
Guentin771/
Gintent771/
Yentien771/
Zentoen771/
Ihenten771/
Yoenten771/
Yenteng771/
Enthien771/
Entienn771/
Eisnten771/
Zentuen770/
Guinten770/
Gention770/
Jentenk770/
Entin732,622/
Inten73826/
Entem7384/
Entyn7351/
Entng7334/
Emten7321/
Enthn731/
Sentn731/
Entne730/
Gentinne7116/
Jenthenn711/
Sientien711/
Eynetten711/
Chenteng711/
Khenthen711/
Enting671,505/
Sinten67543/
Yonten67377/
Hinten67366/
Sentin67333/
Entina67302/
Saenthaen67258/
Ention67178/
Inteng67176/
Centin67163/
Yentin6794/
Gintin6776/
Gintng6775/
Entyna6768/
Jinten6743/
Gintem6726/
Gnting6724/
Göntem6724/
Yentem6710/
Güntem6710/
Hentin679/
Saenthoen679/
Eemten676/
Jentin673/
Entinc672/
Centén672/
Gemtem672/
Hemten671/
Zentin671/
Euntin671/
Hentng671/
Zsnten671/
Sentén671/
Güntin671/
Jentne671/
Saenthien671/
Gentim671/
Jentem671/
Suenthien670/
Intten670/

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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 Genten
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