Gentils Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Gentils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7191:92,38213,372
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gentils (50) may also be a first name.

Gentils Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gentils occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gentils click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentils? popularity and diffusion

It is the 448,102nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gentils are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gentils is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 50 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 719 people, or 1 in 92,382. In France it is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 36 percent are found, Grand Est, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Other than France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Gentils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gentils has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentils Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gentils earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentilles886/
Gentles864,795/
Gentels865/
Jeantils8099/
Gentless8019/
Genntles802/
Gentlles801/
Gentillesse781/
Yentls771/
Entels771/
Sentilles75227/
Centilles75128/
Jentilles751/
Jentels7110/
Jentles718/
Hentles712/
Zentels711/
Entless710/
Centelles632,588/
Sentelles6327/
Zentelles631/
Intels623/
Jintels571/
Centellez501/

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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 Gentils
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