Gentens Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Gentens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 167 | 1:68,842 | 11,001 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gentens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gentens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gentens is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gentens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gentens reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 68,842. In Belgium Gentens is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Walloon Region, where 7 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Belgium it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genthens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Geentiens | 88 | 40 | / |
| Jentens | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gentins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enthens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guintens | 80 | 22 | / |
| Hentiens | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ginttens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suentens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senthens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Intens | 77 | 2 | / |
| Entins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zentins | 71 | 11 | / |
| Jentins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hyntens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sintens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Intense | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gintins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jintens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sntns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chentenje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Intins | 62 | 48 | / |
| Cintins | 57 | 11 | / |
| Zemtins | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zintenje | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Gentens
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