Gentil is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gentil
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: The name is very common throughout France, but with a predominance in the Seine-Maritime, Isère and the Marne. It means from "noble race", but it quickly evolved into its current meaning. However, by the twelfth century, one might think that he had a sense less insipid than today and had to nominate a worthy character. The Genty variant has the same meaning, as well as Italian Gentile, who was employed as a Christian name in the Middle Ages (it's possibly the case Gentil).

How popular is Gentil?

Gentil is common in Brazil.

Gentil is ranked 15852 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gentils grew by 13.64902 per cent to 408 since 2000 and ranked 51066 after elevating 2838 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 56.37 55.15
Hispanic or Latino 32.35 30.64
Black 7.11 5.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.43 4.18
Gentil is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Mauritius is ahead in terms of density. Around 33120 people have been found who wears Gentil as their family name. Gentil is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
6,072 China7
812 Monaco5
2,279 Democratic Republic of The Congo4
2,550 Haiti3
46,068 Philippines3
2,935 Angola3
1,169 New Caledonia2
20,186 Kenya2
6,266 Luxembourg2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
1,253 Burundi1
8,181 Botswana1
31,584 Peru1
6,033 Benin1
123,175 Tanzania1
4,249 Cambodia1
34,581 Chile1
40,340 Malaysia1
9,498 Iceland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
12,741 Ecuador1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
13,447 Uganda1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,386 New Zealand40
6,551 Qatar39
61,159 Australia30
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
42,407 Sweden22
331,856 Russia21
69,202 Netherlands18
14,048 Ireland16
355,817 Indonesia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
40,845 Canada78
22,440 Belgium74
Countries with hundreds of Gentil:
8,308 Algeria803
3,043 Colombia769
7,604 Argentina702
1,311 Portugal591
50,879 United States521
10,309 Spain359
14,898 Morocco336
38,477 Germany269
853 Mauritius255
5,798 Switzerland207
8,460 Venezuela176
53,156 Italy134
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Gentil:
1,268 France5,143
1,542 Mozambique2,063
1,077 Rwanda1,473
Countries with ten thousands of Gentil:
923 Brazil18,666
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Comments

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Arnold Raminez
 Gentil is a surname derived from the Old French gent, with a sense of brave, noble, nickname.

Gentil Namesakes

  • Fernanda Gentil, Journalist
  • Guillaume Le Gentil, Astronomer
  • Guillaume Le Gentil, Astronomer
  • Guillaume Le Gentil, Astronomer
  • Maelia Gentil, Actor
  • Pascal Gentil, Olympic athlete
  • Pierre-Alain Gentil, Politician
  • Thiago Gentil, Soccer player
  • Thiago Gentil, Soccer player
  • Guillaume Le Gentil, Astronomer
  • In 2016 drama film, Amores Líquidos, Keila Gentil played N.

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