Gen Surname

109,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Gen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6521:196,0808,887
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Turkey4031:193,10514,336
China3841:3,560,733407
Russia3141:458,99143,131
Taiwan2161:108,5401,036
Papua New Guinea1831:44,5565,479
Mexico1761:705,26310,879
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
India1491:5,148,090127,785
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Malaysia931:317,14217,217
Lithuania771:39,4106,657
Spain701:667,88629,788
France691:962,648108,938
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Honduras361:244,9012,461
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England131:4,286,005132,302
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Panama61:652,04310,051
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Gen (161,714) may also be a first name.

Gen Last Name Facts

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

Gen (Bengali: জেন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻦ, Hindi: गेन, Marathi: गेन, Oriya: େଗନ, Russian: Ген, Tibetan: དགེན་) is found most in Japan. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gen? popularity and diffusion

Gen is the 109,376th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,712,702 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Gen reside; 30 percent reside in East Asia and 15 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Gen is also the 6,500th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 161,714 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 196,080. In Japan Gen is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 47 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.

Gen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gen last name grew 255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gen last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

The amount Gen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 28.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,824 per year; in United States they earn 79.07% more than the national average, earning $77,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% less than the national average, earning $49,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geng861,498,055/
Gent8612,364/
Gend862,758/
Guen862,351/
Goen861,911/
Ngen861,638/
Geen861,593/
Genn861,166/
Gien86970/
Geyn86947/
Gein86914/
Gaen86632/
Gehn86291/
Ghen86131/
Zgen8690/
Gesn869/
Gejn868/
Genh866/
Cgen862/
Genė862/
Sgen862/
Jgen861/
Gemn861/
Tgen861/
Øgen861/
Genq861/
Qgen861/
En8027,587/
Gn80737/
Gheen751,225/
Geene751,054/
Genne75668/
Gieng75442/
Geyin75138/
Gendt75132/
Gueng7588/
Gengh7563/
Hägen7557/
Ghenț7553/
Geain7543/
Guenn7535/
Geijn7530/
Gienc7526/
Dgien7524/
Geina7520/
Guend7520/
Kågen7519/
Gienk7516/
Ghenn7515/
Geeng7513/
Guehn7510/
Ng'en759/
Geent759/
Ngeen759/
Gaehn758/
Geyna757/
Gienn757/
Gueen756/
Øzgen756/
Guent755/
Gehng754/
Gennd754/
Sgend754/
Gendh753/
Sgeen752/
Giehn752/
Gentt752/
Geenn752/
Zgeng752/
Geion752/
Ængen752/
Gemne752/
Hågen752/
Sgeng752/
Geean751/
Guemn751/
Guenk751/
Genng751/
Gihen751/
Goenn751/
Geyon751/
Zgenc751/
Gemnh751/
Geenc751/
Guesn751/
Geuyn751/
Gient751/
Genkå751/
Nghen751/
Zgenë751/
Dgeng751/
Gemng751/
Gemøn751/
Goehn751/
Geend750/
Gehnt750/
Jhgen750/
Geoyn750/
Sgenk750/
Gehnn750/
Sgent750/
Sen67599,712/
Cen67579,978/
Zen67185,967/
Yen67180,210/
Eng67115,617/
Gem67100,976/
Ene6774,774/
Gün6749,939/
Hen6721,645/
Jen6715,074/
End6710,484/
Ein679,378/
Gin676,672/
Ent672,933/
Ien672,808/
Een672,474/
Ehn672,448/
Enn671,803/
Eun671,414/
Ean671,202/
Gön67742/
Øen67692/
Ngn67427/
Guenne67369/
Geesen67331/
Guemne67192/
Gng67163/
Ghn67114/
Eyn67102/
Geesin6778/
Gyn6772/
Goijen6771/
Enh6765/
Enq6753/
Žen6748/
Eén6744/
Gne6743/
Gaiyen6733/
Gnt6733/
Gnd6732/
Genowa6729/
Gehgen6723/
Esn6719/
Ggn6714/
Gnn6713/
Geijen6712/
Kgn6712/
Gahein6712/
Gaayen6710/
Etn6710/
Geeten679/
Gengue678/
Qgn677/
Gueeng676/
Hgn675/
Gnh675/
Cgn675/
Emn674/
Åen674/
Enå674/
Geehen673/
Ejn673/
Guehen672/
Gehnng672/
Øzgenc672/
Eijgen672/
Enø672/
Genová672/
Sgeenh672/
Geegen671/
Geeshn671/
Gujjen671/
Guenth671/
Gehein671/
Jægenø671/
Ngeenh671/
Ngehen671/
Șen671/
Guen'n671/
Gienne671/
Ngheen671/
Geemnh671/
Geendh671/
Gnq671/
Geggin670/
Geegin670/
Geheen670/
Aiggen670/
Koghen670/

Gen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻦkn-
Gen in the Bengali language
জেনjena-
Gen in the Oriya language
େଗନegana-
Gen in the Hindi language
गेनgena86.68
गेन्दीgendi6.28
गेन्दाgenda3.02
गेन्दgenda2.14
गेंgem0.25
Gen in the Marathi language
गेनgena75
गेणgena18.18
गॅनgena6.82
Gen in the Tibetan language
དགེན་gen55.56
གེན་gen33.33
དགོན་gön11.11
Gen in the Russian language
Генgen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gen
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