Jentz Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Jentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6531:555,06745,817
Germany2171:370,99335,221
Australia681:396,99632,204
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Jentz (17) may also be a first name.

Jentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jentz occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jentz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 359,713th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The last name Jentz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Jentz live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jentz is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Jentz is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 555,067. In The United States Jentz is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 25 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Jentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jentz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 806 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jentz last name are 13.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Jentz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning $53,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $56,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jentsz9115/
Jentze915/
Jeantz910/
Jentzs910/
Jentzh910/
Entz891,815/
Jenz89466/
Gentz803,416/
Zentz801,847/
Sentz801,153/
Jencz80206/
Yentz80176/
Jents80152/
Ientz8061/
Endtz8035/
Centz8018/
Jeunz801/
Jnttz801/
Jeanz801/
Jentzsch775,977/
Jentszch771/
Hientz73418/
Zientz73191/
Zaentz7362/
Saentz7313/
Gentze738/
Yentzh735/
Geintz733/
Jheinz733/
Suentz732/
Gentcz731/
Jaintz731/
Jentch731/
Jentsh731/
Sientz731/
Sendtz730/
Gentzh730/
Gentzs730/
Scentz730/
Gientz730/
Jentzsche711/
Jentsch678,836/
Genz676,143/
Zenz674,304/
Senz671,998/
Jenc67199/
Jenč67170/
Ents67145/
Jenzsch6739/
Jecz6728/
Jänz6721/
Yenz6713/
Jenstch679/
Endz678/
Jenć675/
Ienz673/
Jnts671/
Zntz671/
Jncz671/
Yjnz671/
Gentzsh671/
Djentse671/
Hientze670/
Jesents670/

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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 Jentz
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