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

Genetu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,776th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 508,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Genetu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Genetu is also the 128,673rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 3,131 people.

Genetu is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 14,327 people, or 1 in 6,809. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

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