Gentille Surname

100,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Gentille Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,7211:3,054749
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Peru911:349,27612,043
France891:746,32392,306
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gentille (12,638) may also be a first name.

Gentille Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentille is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentille? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,583rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,552,193 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gentille live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gentille is also the 52,299th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 12,638 people.

It is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,721 people, or 1 in 3,054. Excluding Rwanda Gentille exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Gentille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gentille has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gentille last name rose 7,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentille Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gentille surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Gentille are 8.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gentille earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,263 per year; in United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $58,736 CAD per year.

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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 Gentille
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