Genter is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Genter
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Worn in Alsace-Lorraine, particularly in the Meuse could be a variant of Ganter (see Gander). We may think also that which is native to Ghent (Gent Dutch).

How popular is Genter?

Genter is ranked 185665 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Genters plummeted by 11.52318 per cent to 668 since 2000 and slipped by 4551 spots and ranked at 34032. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.37 93.91
Hispanic or Latino 3.89 2.78
Others 1.95 1.85
Genter is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Germany. Around 1901 people have been found who wears Genter as their family name. Genter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
275,830 Ukraine8
35,969 Denmark2
139,444 Brazil2
201,317 England2
37,779 Serbia1
19,810 Croatia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
31,207 Ireland1
77,122 Sweden1
153,416 Italy1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
192,584 Russia48
58,491 Australia32
89,676 Canada30
36,547 Switzerland27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
119,047 Indonesia64
Countries with hundreds of Genter:
31,059 United States948
19,380 Germany538
53,810 France184

Genter Namesakes

  • Steve Genter, Swimmer

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