Gentsel Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gentsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gentsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentsel (Russian: Генцель) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentsel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Gentsel live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gentsel is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,974,288. In Russia Gentsel is primarily concentrated in: Altai Krai, where 15 percent reside, Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Besides Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Gentsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gentsel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gentsel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gentsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gentsel in the Russian language
Генцельgencel-

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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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  • 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 Gentsel
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