Genç Surname

4,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Genç Surname User-submission:

The Genç surname means 'young' in the Turkish language.

Genç 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
Turkey123,2401:63171
Northern Cyprus6251:51013
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
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The alternate forms: Genc (4,010) & Genč (2) are calculated separately.

Genç (503) may also be a first name.

Genç Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Genç surname means 'young' in the Turkish language.

- seriousbug

The Genç surname means 'young' in Turkish.

- murat7450
DNA test information

Genç Last Name Facts

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

Genç is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Genc or Genč. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genç? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,540th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 58,797 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Genç live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 377,962nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 503 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 123,240 people, or 1 in 631. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 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
Genc924,010/
Genč922/
Zgenç891/
Genz756,143/
Gens753,379/
Gönç751,172/
Günç75337/
Genß756/
Genx753/
Zenç751/
Gençová731/
Geens675,150/
Gentz673,416/
Gence672,810/
Goens671,636/
Genze671,374/
Gense67717/
Gensh67499/
Gaens67417/
Gents67216/
Gench67189/
Guens67111/
Ghens67100/
Geyns6797/
Gencz6795/
Genje6789/
Genci6777/
Gaenz6740/
Gensø6735/
Guenz6727/
Gienc6726/
Gencs6720/
Giens6717/
Genss6710/
Goenz6710/
Günçe678/
Gendz675/
Gehns675/
Ngens674/
Genns674/
Genst673/
Sgenz672/
Ngenz671/
Ghenţ671/
Geenz671/
Geenc671/
Ghenz671/
Hgens671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Genç
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