Gentson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gentson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gentson (28) may also be a first name.

Gentson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentson (Russian: Генцон) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Gentson live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gentson is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name on earth, held by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Gentson exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 11 percent reside.

Gentson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gentson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gentson surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Entson9240/
Jentson8663/
Gentsen8611/
Gendson861/
Hentson860/
Gentsane801/
Gencon77407/
Genzon77336/
Intson7724/
Endson7719/
Entsen771/
Encson770/
Guentsang759/
Gentzen71287/
Hintson7156/
Hendson7147/
Jencson7143/
Entzion7122/
Ientsen7119/
Sintson7110/
Eintsen718/
Gencsan715/
Goenzon714/
Intsong713/
Jendson713/
Intsone712/
Jentsen712/
Güntsen711/
Gentzan711/
Eindson711/
Gendsen711/
Iendson711/
Inthson711/
Encsson711/
Genchon710/
Hentsen710/
Encon67104/
Enzon6754/
Heyntsen6713/
Cgendsen671/
Djentsom671/
Intsoung671/
Ihendson671/
Scintson670/
Heindson670/

Gentson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gentson in the Russian language
Генцонgencon-

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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
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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 Gentson
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