Jentsch Surname

57,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jentsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jentsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,7731:10,3571,303
United States6241:580,86447,547
Switzerland1601:51,3316,758
Austria491:173,78422,520
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Czechia181:590,74858,011
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
France111:6,038,429280,838
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway81:642,78647,258
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jentsch Last Name Facts

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

Jentsch is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jentsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jentsch is the 57,318th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 824,756 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Jentsch reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 7,773 people, or 1 in 10,357. In Germany Jentsch is most numerous in: Saxony, where 18 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany Jentsch is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Jentsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jentsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jentsch surname expanded 12,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jentsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jentsch last name are 11.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jentsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning 366,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.61% more than the national average, earning R 422,076 per year; in United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jentzsch935,977/
Jentszch931/
Jenstsch931/
Entsch9257/
Jentch921/
Jentsh921/
Jentzsche881/
Gentsch862,264/
Jäntsch86607/
Yentsch86205/
Jenzsch8639/
Ientsch8616/
Jenstch869/
Jendsch862/
Jents83152/
Jench8354/
Jentschová8216/
Jaintsch8015/
Jähntsch8011/
Jäntzsch8010/
Ientzsch808/
Yentzsch807/
Genztsch801/
Hientsch800/
Yentch7731/
Jentsz7715/
Ientsh7713/
Yentsh776/
Jenche771/
Jentzs770/
Gentsh770/
Jentzh770/
Jenchs770/
Hientzsch75201/
Jenc73199/
Ench73192/
Ents73145/
Yentdch711/
Jesents710/
Jentz671,007/
Gents67216/
Jencz67206/
Hienzsch67161/
Yench67148/
Jenci6753/
Jencs6740/
Entts6724/
Jänts6712/
Jends6712/
Ehnts679/
Ennts673/
Enchs672/
Yents672/
Jennc671/
Jeenc671/

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