Geneau Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Geneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9981:66,5569,180
Canada6491:56,7736,703
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Israel231:372,07130,321
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Geneau (11) may also be a first name.

Geneau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geneau is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geneau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,314th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,017,390 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Geneau live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Geneau is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 998 people, or 1 in 66,556. In France Geneau is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 29 percent live and Île-de-France, where 14 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Geneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geneau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geneau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Geneau are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Geneau earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.76% more than the national average, earning $62,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $43,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genea9188/
Gineau83531/
Jeneau8322/
Zeneau834/
Geniea831/
Geneay831/
Genyea830/
Genetea7727/
Geneeha7711/
Gegneja774/
Genesea771/
Genehhu771/
Genya731,330/
Genia73922/
Genja73325/
Zenea73217/
Genju7384/
Geniu7361/
Ginea7344/
Jenea7344/
Genyu7338/
Gegna736/
Genhu733/
Genha732/
Genechea711/
Genehash711/
Genius67816/
Jignea67322/
Genoiu67207/
Seneha67105/
Genyuz67102/
Genias6779/
Geniuš6745/
Geniey6721/
Zenyea6715/
Gegnas6711/
Genäuß679/
Gignau677/
Zhenea677/
Jeanea675/
Jenjau674/
Genyah673/
Genhai673/
Jineau673/
Jeenea672/
Gesnya672/
Genyut672/
Gienia672/
Jeneea671/
Ginjau671/
Genetheia671/
Genjui671/
Genjay671/
Genjei671/
Genjuz671/
Genjou671/
Genyuy671/
Genjhu671/
Senieu671/
Geniad671/
Geniuć671/
Genjai671/
Jenheu671/
Cenjau671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Geneau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis