Gentoft Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gentoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gentoft Last Name Facts

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

Gentoft has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentoft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gentoft is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gentoft reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 56 percent live and Jönköping County, where 44 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent live and China, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentofte936/
Entoft9211/
Jentoft86557/
Gintoft86130/
Eintoft8640/
Gentoff863/
Gentovt863/
Genthof861/
Senntoft806/
Ghentouf806/
Genthoff801/
Gintofts801/
Gintof7742/
Jentof776/
Emtoft774/
Gentov774/
Intoft774/
Gintowt71448/
Gintovt71144/
Gentova7133/
Gintoff7132/
Jintoft7120/
Sentoff7114/
Eimtoft717/
Gaentow715/
Gintaft712/
Hentaft711/
Centhof711/
Jemtoft711/
Centoff710/
Sjøntoft6720/
Heimtoft6715/
Senthoff679/
Ainetoft679/
Gintovts674/
Hindtoft673/
Gintovte673/
Zenthoff671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gentoft
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis