Genc Surname

115,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Genc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3601:59,1957,647
France7471:88,91912,746
Austria2111:40,3586,482
Netherlands2011:84,01614,004
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
England1431:389,63727,109
Poland1251:304,07036,040
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Croatia1041:40,6608,130
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Guatemala661:243,6774,144
Slovenia611:40,7827,426
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Canada451:818,79163,991
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Azerbaijan251:385,9658,091
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Norway161:321,39331,311
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
China31:455,773,85521,925
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Genç (123,944) & Genč (2) are calculated separately.

Genc (2,636) may also be a first name.

Genc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genc occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Genç or Genč. Click here to see other possible spellings of Genc.

How Common Is The Last Name Genc? popularity and diffusion

The last name Genc is the 115,188th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,817,343 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Genc live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 143,058th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 2,636 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,360 people, or 1 in 59,195. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Genc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Genc last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

The amount Genc earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.42% less than the national average, earning 251,200 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $41,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.93% less than the national average, earning $40,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genç92123,944/
Genč922/
Gench89189/
Genck89159/
Gencz8995/
Genci8977/
Gienc8926/
Gencs8920/
Goenc892/
Zgenc891/
Geenc891/
Gnc869/
Goencz8026/
Genche8015/
Ghenci8011/
Gencks806/
Gencke802/
Gentch802/
Øzgenc802/
Gensci801/
Gentcz801/
Goenck801/
Geng751,498,055/
Genz756,143/
Gönc75221/
Jenc75199/
Cenc75144/
Genk75130/
Ginc7561/
Zenc7560/
Gndc755/
Genx753/
Genj753/
Günc751/
Genq751/
Gncc751/
Gnch751/
Gnqc751/
Gntc751/
Gnzc751/
Gnci751/
Gncq751/
Gncz751/
Gngc751/
Gnkc751/
Gnnc751/
Hgnc751/
Gentsch732,264/
Giencke73192/
Gencová7331/
Guentch7324/
Genzsch7322/
Gencova735/
Gentchs730/
Genstch730/
Gentche730/
Gentcsh730/
Gentz673,416/
Gentzsch671,329/
Göncz67814/
Gaeng67593/
Ngeng67542/
Genke67498/
Gieng67442/
Gönci67302/
Gents67216/
Günci67195/
Jenck67163/
Goeng67163/
Ginch67106/
Goenk6789/
Gueng6788/
Senck6776/
Gengh6763/
Zenck6760/
Ginck6746/
Zienc6744/
Gaenz6740/
Jencs6740/
Gensø6735/
Gheng6728/
Ginci6717/
Gienk6716/
Geeng6713/
Gøncz6713/
Goenz6710/
Saenc679/
Zhenc675/
Gendz675/
Gehng674/
Genks672/
Gincz672/
Zgeng672/
Seenc672/
Genqe672/
Sgeng672/
Jeenc671/
Guenk671/
Genng671/
Ghinc671/
Guync671/
Gynch671/
Rzenc671/
Gencková671/
Gencsová671/
Geenz671/
Guehennc671/
Göncő671/
Gengs671/
Genkå671/
Genztsch671/
Gincs671/
Ghenţ671/
Jennc671/
Gnzch671/
Dgeng671/
Gemng671/
Gnssc671/
Gnthc671/
Ghenk670/
Gnnck670/
Sgenk670/
Guentsch670/

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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 Genc
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