Genescu Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Genescu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 78 | 1:257,409 | 24,160 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Genescu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genescu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genescu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Genescu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Genescu is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Genescu reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 257,409. In Romania Genescu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 53 percent reside, Sibiu County, where 41 percent reside and Timiș County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Romania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghenescu | 93 | 486 | / |
| Enescu | 92 | 5,246 | / |
| Genesu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gănescu | 86 | 190 | / |
| Senescu | 86 | 110 | / |
| Jenescu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Ginescu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Țenescu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghinescu | 80 | 1,607 | / |
| Chenescu | 80 | 193 | / |
| Gainescu | 80 | 66 | / |
| Gonțescu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Enescaux | 80 | 9 | / |
| Senescau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Eneșescu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gueneysu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Seinescu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghenesui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Genesoux | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ginesu | 77 | 115 | / |
| Inescu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Enesku | 77 | 13 | / |
| Geneku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Genezu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghionescu | 75 | 28 | / |
| Ieneșescu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zănescu | 71 | 68 | / |
| Hinescu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Yonescu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jinescu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hănescu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Genisou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gineceu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oinescu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Genisus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainescu | 67 | 721 | / |
| Zhenesku | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sainescu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ionescou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guenezou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Genicoud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ionesscu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hănțescu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ionnescu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guenekou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Genescu
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