Gentgen Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gentgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1691:476,36441,414
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gentgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentgen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gentgen are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gentgen is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 476,364. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Gentgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gentgen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gentgen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.57% less than the national average, earning $26,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaentgen931/
Gengen92166/
Gentien86398/
Gentzen86287/
Hentgen86277/
Jentgen86196/
Göntgen86119/
Gäntgen8639/
Güntgen8626/
Gentene8620/
Gentsen8611/
Gengeng864/
Gengien861/
Gentean860/
Genthen860/
Soentgen80121/
Hientgen804/
Guenthen803/
Scentgen801/
Heintgen800/
Gensen77214/
Genzen77169/
Entien7712/
Gengin777/
Enthen772/
Entyen771/
Entene771/
Genjen771/
Gencen770/
Jentzen71721/
Söntgen71435/
Gentine71405/
Jüntgen71267/
Hintgen71178/
Jöntgen7150/
Jäntgen7126/
Genseen7112/
Guensen719/
Genssen719/
Genjeng719/
Guenzen718/
Genseng717/
Gentain716/
Genging715/
Genshen713/
Jentien713/
Genchen712/
Enthien711/
Gensehn711/
Centcen711/
Eenthen711/
Entetin711/
Giensen711/
Gintgng711/
Yentien711/
Sintgen711/
Țentean711/
Ghensen711/
Gendsen711/
Entienn711/
Zintgen711/
Genscen710/
Gensend710/
Hågensen671,014/
Hentchen6718/
Entettin6716/
Sönntgen677/
Guenseng677/
Jøgensen674/
Eisntein673/
Sündtgen672/
Gencheng672/
Nghenzen671/
Gentzing671/
Isentein671/
Cgendsen671/
Jentieng671/

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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
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  • 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 Gentgen
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