Gentian Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gentian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gentian (9,967) may also be a first name.
Gentian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gentian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gentian is found most frequently in Greece. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gentian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gentian live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Gentian is also the 61,371st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 9,967 people.
The surname Gentian is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 692,487. In Greece Gentian is primarily found in: Attica, where 25 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 25 percent are found and Western Greece, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Greece it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Gentian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gentian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gentian last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guentian | 93 | 68 | / |
| Gentiane | 93 | 26 | / |
| Entian | 92 | 149 | / |
| Sentian | 86 | 67 | / |
| Gentjan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Entiang | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yentian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gentean | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gention | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chentian | 80 | 122 | / |
| Zhentian | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gintiang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jientian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guintian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ention | 77 | 178 | / |
| Intian | 77 | 15 | / |
| Entiam | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jeentiang | 75 | 6 | / |
| Inthian | 71 | 759 | / |
| Intihan | 71 | 144 | / |
| Hintian | 71 | 136 | / |
| Hention | 71 | 39 | / |
| Jintian | 71 | 37 | / |
| Sintian | 71 | 33 | / |
| Intiang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yintian | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jeenthiang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Entyang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sention | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emthian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jemtian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Intiean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Țentean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Entjang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zention | 71 | 0 | / |
| Inthiang | 67 | 289 | / |
| Inthihan | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sinthian | 67 | 40 | / |
| Inthijan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chintian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scintian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheenthiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scîntian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aintiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enteaang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Intijang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Entujean | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gentian
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