Gentselev Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gentselev Surname User-submission:

The surname Gentselev is probably a Russified version of the German surname Hentzel. It, in turn, comes from the male name Henzel, which is a diminutive form of such German names as Heinrich or Johannes.

Gentselev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293

Gentselev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gentselev is probably a Russified version of the German surname Hentzel. It, in turn, comes from the male name Henzel, which is a diminutive form of such German names as Heinrich or Johannes.

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Gentselev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentselev (Russian: Генцелев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentselev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gentselev live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Gentselev is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia Gentselev is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 31 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentseleva9525/
Hentselev896/
Hentseleva841/
Gintseleva841/
Gentselova841/
Genzelev829/
Gendzheliev703/
Genccelep67213/
Gençcelep674/
Genzaliev671/
Hentschelova671/
Genzhaliev6325/
Chenzhelev636/
Endzheliev632/
Gendzaliev631/
Gendzhaliev6024/
Hynzhelev566/
Indzheliev5314/
Inzilev502/
Chenchelova501/
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Gentselev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gentselev in the Russian language
Генцелевgencelev-

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