Gentz Surname

132,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8281:198,28219,532
Germany1,3091:61,5017,898
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Namibia661:36,5065,148
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Australia351:771,30649,759
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Finland111:499,70030,478
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Gentz (11) may also be a first name.

Gentz Last Name Facts

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

Gentz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentz? popularity and diffusion

Gentz is the 132,178th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,133,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gentz live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gentz is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,828 people, or 1 in 198,282. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Gentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gentz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 957 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gentz last name are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gentz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.77% less than the national average, earning 232,671 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.68% more than the national average, earning R 362,820 per year and in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guentz91150/
Gentze918/
Ghentz912/
Gentcz911/
Goentz911/
Gentzh910/
Gentzs910/
Gientz910/
Genz896,143/
Entz891,815/
Gentzsh831/
Hentz804,276/
Zentz801,847/
Sentz801,153/
Jentz801,007/
Gintz80923/
Gents80216/
Entze80117/
Gencz8095/
Ientz8061/
Gaenz8040/
Endtz8035/
Centz8018/
Goenz8010/
Eintz807/
Gendz805/
Sgenz802/
Geenz801/
Güntz801/
Eantz800/
Gemtz800/
Gentzsch771,329/
Enz754,508/
Gnz754/
Heintz7317,689/
Hentze732,586/
Geynts732,515/
Hientz73418/
Zientz73191/
Ngents73121/
Zaentz7362/
Gentse7351/
Gendzh7349/
Goencz7326/
Ghents7323/
Gintze7322/
Jentsz7315/
Saentz7313/
Heyntz7311/
Gendts736/
Jentze735/
Henhtz733/
Suentz732/
Gentch732/
Ginntz731/
Sientz731/
Guendz731/
Henthz731/
Hentzs731/
Sendtz730/
Jentzh730/
Jentzs730/
Guintz730/
Scentz730/
Gentsh730/
Gintzz730/
Gaentzsch7171/
Genç67123,944/
Henz675,507/
Zenz674,304/
Genc674,010/
Heintze672,817/
Gentsch672,264/
Senz671,998/
Ginz67275/
Ents67145/
Gänz67105/
Günz6790/
Encz6771/
Guentch6724/
Genzsch6722/
Heinetz6719/
Endz678/
Einz677/
Intz675/
Ienz673/
Emtz673/
Genč672/
Eunz672/
Eanz671/
Hejntze671/
Gönz671/
Entc671/
Zntz671/
Enzs671/
Entx671/
Ennz671/
Gntc671/
Gncz671/
Hgnz671/
Kgnz671/
Heintdz670/
Heantze670/
Gentchs670/
Genstch670/
Gentche670/
Gentcsh670/

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Gentz Reference & Research

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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
  • 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 Gentz
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