Gentzow Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gentzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gentzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Gentzow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gentzow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentzow? popularity and diffusion

Gentzow is the 2,661,929th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Gentzow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Gentzow live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside and Saxony, where 19 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside.

Gentzow Last Name Statistics demography

Gentzow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genzow9221/
Hentzow860/
Genzov772/
Senzow771/
Gentschow7537/
Gentsov7112/
Heinzow713/
Genzhov711/
Gendzhov6715/
Gentsova679/
Enzov673/
Inzow671/

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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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  • 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 Gentzow
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