Gentner Surname

78,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gentner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2651:24,6573,281
United States2,0731:174,84817,569
France6221:106,78915,818
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada371:995,82774,831
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Gentner (10) may also be a first name.

Gentner Last Name Facts

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

Gentner (Russian: Гентнер) is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gentner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,335th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,168,625 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gentner reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gentner is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,265 people, or 1 in 24,657. In Germany Gentner is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent reside, Bavaria, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany Gentner is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Gentner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gentner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gentner last name grew 762 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gentner surname are 6.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gentner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $48,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gentner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gentner in the Russian language
Гентнерgentner-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gentner
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