Gena Surname
Approximately 9,454 people bear this surname
Gena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,346 | 1:22,445 | 2,857 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,783 | 1:4,573 | 261 |
| India | 790 | 1:970,969 | 41,376 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Indonesia | 234 | 1:565,167 | 45,330 |
| Philippines | 211 | 1:479,802 | 57,339 |
| Uganda | 196 | 1:199,180 | 16,019 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| Nigeria | 151 | 1:1,173,131 | 47,714 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1:218,476 | 12,676 |
| Solomon Islands | 127 | 1:4,567 | 582 |
| Italy | 126 | 1:485,371 | 49,911 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Haiti | 107 | 1:99,850 | 4,829 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Gêna (1) & Géna (1) are calculated separately.
Gena (94,085) may also be a first name.
Gena Demographics
Average Gena Salary in
United States
$44,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gena (Georgian: გენა, Hindi: गेना, Marathi: गेना, Oriya: େଗନା, Russian: Гена) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gêna or Géna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,924th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 770,843 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gena live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,755th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 94,085 people.
The surname Gena is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,346 people, or 1 in 22,445. Not including Ethiopia Gena occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Gena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gena last name increased 835 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gena last name is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gena surname are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.76% being registered with the party.
Gena earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gena in the Georgian language | ||
| გენა | gena | - |
| Gena in the Hindi language | ||
| गेना | gena | 99.43 |
| गेणा | gena | 0.36 |
| गेंना | genna | 0.03 |
| ्गेना | gena | 0.03 |
| ग्याना | gyana | 0.02 |
| गोना | gona | 0.02 |
| गेान | geana | 0.01 |
| ग़़्ेना | gaena | 0.01 |
| गेमा | gema | 0.01 |
| गेनाज़् | genaz | 0.01 |
| गेंदा | genda | 0.01 |
| बेला | bela | 0.01 |
| गीना | gina | 0.01 |
| देना | dena | 0.01 |
| गैणा | gaina | 0.01 |
| गेन | gena | 0.01 |
| ग्ोना | gona | 0.01 |
| Gena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗନା | egana | 75 |
| େଗଣା | egana | 10 |
| େନାେକୟା | enaekaya | 5 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 5 |
| େଗନ | egana | 5 |
| Gena in the Marathi language | ||
| गेना | gena | 71.04 |
| गेणा | gena | 28.83 |
| गेन | gena | 0.09 |
| गॆन | gena | 0.02 |
| गॅना | gena | 0.02 |
| Gena in the Russian language | ||
| Гена | gena | - |
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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
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- 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 Gena
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