Gentile Surname

6,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gentile Surname Definition:

(Italian, English) One with polished, well-bred manners, or of a gentle or benign character; originally, one not a Christian.

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Gentile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy50,1951:1,21843
United States21,2741:17,0382,153
Argentina6,4491:6,628674
Canada1,6081:22,9143,115
France1,4331:46,3525,954
Brazil1,3111:163,2916,291
Australia5831:46,3055,791
Germany5801:138,80316,843
Belgium5151:22,3243,492
Switzerland5041:16,2952,676
Uruguay4151:8,269926
Philippines2881:351,52247,258
England2841:196,19017,257
Venezuela2641:114,4093,961
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Spain2371:197,26613,567
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Ecuador521:305,8829,057
Chile331:533,83313,415
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Sweden211:468,89333,666
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Wales191:162,87011,152
Austria151:567,69652,281
Norway111:467,48139,375
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
China51:273,464,31313,838
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Albania41:728,51420,844
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gentile (1,857) may also be a first name.

Gentile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian, English) One with polished, well-bred manners, or of a gentle or benign character; originally, one not a Christian.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Literally means 'gentle' in Italian. It follows the same etymology of this word, which comes from medieval Latin, gentilem, meaning 'belonging to a gens (family)', that later became 'belong to a noble family', and 'having a noble spirit'.

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Gentile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentile (Arabic: جنتيلي) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gentile.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentile? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gentile is the 6,512th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 83,977 people. Gentile occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Gentile reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 176,759th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,857 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 50,195 people, or 1 in 1,218. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Apulia, where 20 percent live, Campania, where 13 percent live and Lazio, where 13 percent live. Barring Italy this surname exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Gentile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gentile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gentile surname increased 151,957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gentile Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gentile are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gentile earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning €31,023 per year; in Norway they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning 244,119 kr per year; in Peru they earn 172.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,801 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.29% less than the national average, earning R 113,388 per year; in United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentille934,695/
Gentiles931,196/
Gentiley937/
Genttile932/
Gentilet931/
Gentilez930/
Gentle9217,604/
Entile92155/
Genteiles881/
Gentilees881/
Genthille881/
Gentileis881/
Gentili8621,377/
Ientile86948/
Jentile86478/
Sentile86315/
Zentile86284/
Gentele86195/
Entaile86195/
Gentila86135/
Entilie8666/
Yentile8633/
Hentile8611/
Centile869/
Gentily865/
Gentlle863/
Genttle863/
Gintile863/
Gentilh862/
Gemtile861/
Gentale861/
Gentileová822/
Gentileova821/
Gentelet80302/
Gentelle8052/
Gentilia8042/
Gentilio8025/
Jentilet8017/
Yentiele809/
Genteles807/
Gentilis803/
Gentelie802/
Genteale802/
Zentille802/
Gentulle802/
Jentille802/
Jeantile801/
Genttila801/
Sentilie801/
Genteler801/
Gentiliz801/
Entuisle800/
Intile77918/
Entila77526/
Entili77456/
Zentle77116/
Jentle7752/
Entele776/
Gintle775/
Entily774/
Entilä773/
Senthille7533/
Echentile7511/
Gentiyala7510/
Dzhentile756/
Gentilich754/
Guenteler750/
Henthisle750/
Senthil714,677/
Hentilä71575/
Gentela71406/
Gintili71126/
Hentila71108/
Zentili7159/
Gintila7141/
Zentele7125/
Enteles7121/
Centili7121/
Gentely7119/
Hentili7118/
Gentyla7111/
Jentele717/
Genteli714/
Djentle714/
Ientele713/
Gintale713/
Sentele712/
Genteal712/
Jentale712/
Intiles712/
Centhil711/
Jentila711/
Entilit711/
Jentili711/
Sintile711/
Entaili711/
Inttile711/
Yentele711/
Sentili711/
Chentila67105/
Gentelia6743/
Genteela6726/
Senthill6717/
Guenthel676/
Chentili674/
Gentelis674/
Genttela673/
Senttilä673/
Jenthale672/
Chintile671/
Chentele671/
Jeantili671/
Entilitt671/
Genteala671/
Senthuil671/
Jentelet671/
Ginteles671/
Centtilä671/
Zentelle670/

Gentile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gentile in the Arabic language
جنتيليjntyly-

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