Gencal Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gencal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gencal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gençal (1,307) are calculated separately.

Gencal (44) may also be a first name.

Gencal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gencal occurs in Northern Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gençal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gencal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gencal is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gencal are found; 71 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 44 people.

The surname is most widely held in Northern Cyprus, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 29,001. In Northern Cyprus it is mostly concentrated in: Girne District, where 91 percent reside and İskele District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Northern Cyprus Gencal is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gençal941,307/
Gencalp9211/
Encal91489/
Guenchal8613/
Genchalp861/
Sencal83145/
Genkal8358/
Gencol8334/
Engcal8311/
Gensal837/
Cencal832/
Genzal831/
Hencal831/
Encalp831/
Gincal831/
Gençalp77857/
Genzale77292/
Gensale77105/
Genseal77104/
Ginchal775/
Genchol771/
Saencal771/
Genjalt771/
Incal733,669/
Encol7327/
Enkal732/
Gnjal731/
Jecincal711/
Gençaylı711/
Gendzhal711/
Senncall710/
Guenzale710/
Gençol67611/
Sincal67459/
Jenkal67265/
Senkal67261/
Günsal67259/
Engcol67138/
Günçal6799/
Incale6760/
Henkal6757/
Engkal6732/
Hincal6725/
Ingcal6721/
Ginjal6719/
Yincal6713/
Genjol679/
Cincal679/
Ginsal679/
Zenkal677/
Ginkal676/
Incall675/
Encole674/
Enkale672/
Gincol672/
Einkal671/
Gnjale671/
Gnkale671/
Göncol671/
Ehnkal671/
Genzol671/
Ginzal670/

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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 Gencal
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