Genesis Surname

69,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Genesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,0881:34,8162,846
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Cameroon2401:86,53810,461
Iran1011:760,22338,762
United States821:4,420,231233,612
India721:10,653,686201,049
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
England451:1,238,17956,985
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Gênesis (4), Génesis (4) & Genêsis (1) are calculated separately.

Genesis (107,238) may also be a first name.

Genesis Last Name Facts

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

Genesis is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gênesis, Génesis or Genêsis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genesis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,612th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,024,539 people. The surname Genesis is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Genesis are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,560th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 107,238 people.

The surname Genesis is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,088 people, or 1 in 34,816. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 18 percent are found, Taraba, where 14 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Genesis exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Genesis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Genesis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 643 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Genesis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Genesis last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Genesis surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Genesis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,316 per year and in United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gênesis954/
Génesis954/
Genêsis951/
Genessis934/
Gennesis933/
Geneesis932/
Genesies931/
Geenesis931/
Genesiss931/
Ghenesis931/
Genesi92956/
Enesis922/
Genesse86567/
Genessi8677/
Genessy8637/
Geneses8636/
Jenesis8633/
Genisis8618/
Henesis8615/
Genesys8611/
Genezis868/
Genesie867/
Ginesis866/
Geneshi865/
Ganesis864/
Egnesis862/
Ignesis861/
Geneisi861/
Genasis861/
Genegis861/
Genesai861/
Genecis861/
Genysis860/
Genesci860/
Geniesse80437/
Genessay8057/
Genessey809/
Genesiee808/
Genissis802/
Geneisse801/
Genessee801/
Geniessa801/
Ngeneshi801/
Gienessi801/
Genesoit801/
Genessio801/
Ghenesui801/
Genessie801/
Genassis801/
Jenessis801/
Genese772,455/
Ginesi771,174/
Genise771,039/
Geneci77407/
Genesy7783/
Genesa7775/
Genisa7757/
Jenesi7715/
Genisi779/
Genezi775/
Genegi772/
Geneji771/
Gènesi771/
Gennesses754/
Igneshish751/
Ganesaish751/
Ghenossis751/
Senesie7117,184/
Geneser71324/
Ganosis71103/
Senesse7184/
Ginessi7180/
Geniser7165/
Jeneses7162/
Guinesi7150/
Genuise7148/
Jenesse7141/
Genesge7131/
Ginesci7126/
Genesee7121/
Genishi7121/
Sienesi7115/
Senessi7113/
Enieses7111/
Gignesi719/
Cenejis719/
Genisse718/
Heneses718/
Genezzi718/
Genesoy718/
Gengese715/
Genises715/
Igneses714/
Jenisis713/
Genisys712/
Jenessy712/
Seneshi712/
Zenesse712/
Geniese712/
Geneiza712/
Genezai712/
Jenesie711/
Genaisy711/
Genicis711/
Geniesa711/
Genijis711/
Genissa711/
Ginessa711/
Geneshe711/
Geneice711/
Genuisa711/
Jenessi711/
Cenesiz711/
Ignisis711/
Ngenese711/
Guenezi711/
Genuisi711/
Ginesie711/
Ginesse711/
Ginexsi711/
Ginezis711/
Geneziz711/
Genasys711/
Ganecis711/
Senisis711/
Genesea711/
Jeneise710/
Genisey710/
Genoise710/
Senessie675,321/
Genisset6745/
Gueniset6717/
Genischi679/
Guinessy678/
Genisher675/
Ghenissi674/
Geneizer673/
Djenesse673/
Hgenesee672/
Seneschi672/
Ganossis672/
Genedzhi672/
Geniesee671/
Ganeshes671/
Ghennise671/
Aigneses671/
Geneeshe671/
Zenesshi671/
Guineses671/
Guinessi671/
Gueneser671/
Genisser671/
Ginechis671/
Ginessio671/
Genisses671/
Ghenisse671/
Guenissi671/
Zeynegis671/
Xgenishe671/
Ganesesh671/
Genezier671/
Jhenessi671/
Jenyssis671/
Senessee670/
Ginesitt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Genesis
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