Genaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Genaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Genaye (24) may also be a first name.
Genaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Genaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺎﻳﺔ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Genaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Genaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Genaye are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Adrar Region, where 50 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Mauritania Genaye is found in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Genaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Genaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺎﻳﺔ | knayt | 50 |
| ﻛﻨﺎﻳﻪ | knayh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Genaye
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