Gettens Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gettens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gettens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England511:1,092,51152,584
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Australia311:870,82953,581
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gettens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gettens occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gettens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gettens is the 948,111th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gettens live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Gettens is most common in: Ohio, where 19 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.

Gettens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gettens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gettens surname expanded 1,007 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 464 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gettens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gettens last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gettens are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gettens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,374 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goettens93110/
Gaettens9313/
Geittens9312/
Guettens931/
Getens9222/
Ettens920/
Gittens8610,414/
Gettins86337/
Gattens86165/
Guetens86124/
Gottens8653/
Gettems8628/
Getensh8625/
Geitens8622/
Goetens8614/
Settens868/
Gethens864/
Geittns863/
Ettense861/
Gättens861/
Göttens861/
Getiens861/
Guettns861/
Geens835,150/
Etens832/
Gitthens80457/
Gaittens8093/
Guittens8040/
Guettems809/
Goettenz809/
Gaetiens802/
Gittiens802/
Gittenss801/
Seittens801/
Gitteens801/
Getenshe801/
Geestens800/
Gottiens800/
Etensh773,059/
Gatens77707/
Geense77365/
Estens77166/
Eitens77108/
Gheens7736/
Geûens7725/
Etense7724/
Gotens7719/
Getems7719/
Gitens7711/
Cetens777/
Jetens772/
Getins772/
Gittns771/
Geenst771/
Etiens771/
Ettems771/
Getenz771/
Eatens770/
Etns733/
Gittins716,474/
Githens71973/
Heytens71616/
Gaitens71348/
Gethins71253/
Geysens71199/
Seutens7160/
Etenshe7116/
Eastens7113/
Gatiens7111/
Goheens7110/
Guitens7110/
Giesens718/
Estense717/
Hestens715/
Zetiens715/
Goetenz713/
Göttems712/
Zettins712/
Jittens711/
Jettins711/
Eittins711/
Aittens711/
Heitens711/
Gitiens711/
Eestens711/
Cittens711/
Hetiens711/
Etiensh711/
Gathens710/
Sethens710/
Ceatens710/
Settins710/
Gattins710/
Gateens710/
Geyssens67291/
Ghens67100/
Geyns6797/
Goethyns6734/
Guittins6726/
Huyttens6711/
Gaittins678/
Itens677/
Suittens675/
Geems675/
Heathens673/
Guethyns672/
Hestenæs671/
Geenz671/
Gotthins670/
Gatns670/
Guythens670/
Heithens670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gettens
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