Genetu Surname

36,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Genetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,3271:6,8091,077
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Genetu (3,131) may also be a first name.

Genetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genetu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genetu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,776th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 508,197 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Genetu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 128,673rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 3,131 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,327 people, or 1 in 6,809. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genetus927/
Genestu926/
Enetu9144/
Genestou8611/
Engetu8359/
Zenetu8350/
Henetu8341/
Emnetu8327/
Eneatu8319/
Ennetu8312/
Jenetu831/
Ganetu831/
Enetus831/
Senetu831/
Genestoux80257/
Genestout8067/
Genestaux802/
Genestous802/
Ihenetu77493/
Ignetus77257/
Zenetou7739/
Egnetus775/
Enestou771/
Zeinetu771/
Yengetu771/
Gainetu771/
Enitu732/
Iheanetu71492/
Ginestou71101/
Ihemnetu715/
Ignestus713/
Ignetous712/
Eagnetus711/
Ignetaus711/
Djenetou711/
Igneitus711/
Ehienetu711/
Ignethus711/
Jennetus710/
Zinetu674,669/
Ginestous6779/
Engitu6778/
Ganitu6724/
Ginestoux6723/
Enyotu6710/
Ingetu679/
Iheaneatu678/
Zenitu674/
Imnetu673/
Enaitu672/
Ganatu672/
Jeannetau672/
Henitu671/
Gonatu671/
Ginatu671/
Jinetu671/
Emnitu671/
Enaytu671/
Eniotu671/
Ihnetu671/
Jenitu671/

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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 Genetu
  • 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