de Geynst Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Geynst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Geynst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium571:201,69626,362
France21:33,211,361423,184

de Geynst Last Name Facts

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

de Geynst occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Geynst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of de Geynst live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 201,696. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 63 percent live, Flemish Region, where 35 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Belgium this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Genst9426/
Degeynst942/
de Ghynst893/
Degenst881/
de Geneste844/
de Gaens821/
Degeneste7860/
de Gijnst788/
de Gineste742/
de Ginisty742/
Dugenest71160/
de Seins719/
Deginste711/
de Jeans710/
Du Genestoux676/
de Goumëns636/
Digenheust630/
Duginste592/
de Zecenz561/
di Giancito501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 de Geynst
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