Genev Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Genev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,3271:5,259706
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Genev (316) may also be a first name.

Genev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Genev (Russian: Генев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Genev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 276,555th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,197,964 people. The last name Genev is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Genev live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 494,051st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 316 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 1,327 people, or 1 in 5,259. In Bulgaria Genev is primarily concentrated in: Haskovo Province, where 24 percent are found, Stara Zagora Province, where 16 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geneva911,569/
Genaev91228/
Ngenev9146/
Geniev9138/
Geneev9114/
Guenev918/
Goenev912/
Gesnev911/
Enev892,770/
Genneva831/
Ngienev831/
Genov806,543/
Ganev805,397/
Eneva802,872/
Genep80767/
Ginev80743/
Gonev80358/
Eneev80184/
Senev80166/
Ignev8081/
Eniev8059/
Cenev8047/
Zenev8029/
Jenev807/
Genew806/
Henev805/
Genav803/
Genef802/
Etnev801/
Đenev801/
Gynev801/
Esnev801/
Enhev801/
Ganiev7331,429/
Ganeev734,730/
Gineva73761/
Ganaev73532/
Ghenov73444/
Yeniev73130/
Ginaev73120/
Goneev73107/
Goniev73104/
Chenev7364/
Eyniev7348/
Gineev7331/
Genipe7330/
Zhenev7329/
Jeneva7326/
Zeynev7326/
Igneev7325/
Gennep7324/
Ganoev7323/
Zeneva7319/
Genefe7317/
Geneif7317/
Geneff7314/
Ganeiv7314/
Zeniev7312/
Giniev7311/
Heneva738/
Seneev737/
Djenev735/
Engeev734/
Gonaev734/
Heinev734/
Egneev733/
Gannev733/
Gienov732/
Seanev732/
Geenew732/
Seniev732/
Genife732/
Geynov731/
Khenev731/
Ceanev731/
Jennev731/
Ingeev731/
Enneva731/
Enniev731/
Genepe731/
Geneph731/
Genyov731/
Gaynev731/
Gainev731/
Gaenef731/
Zeneev731/
Jeneev731/
Jesnev731/
Ngeneb731/
Geneft731/
Genivs731/
Guenef731/
Genype731/
Eneb67268/
Dzhenev67187/
Gayneev67180/
Rzhenev67143/
Enew67130/
Zheneva67100/
Cheneva6780/
Enef6764/
Inev6739/
Zeyniev6733/
Zeyneva6727/
Ganniev6726/
Gainiev6723/
Chetnev6718/
Gaynaev6714/
Enevová6711/
G'Aniev679/
Senheev679/
Gaineev677/
Zheneev676/
Zingeev675/
Guenefe674/
Cheniev673/
Gainaev672/
Etymnev672/
Ynev672/
Chienev671/
Chegnev671/
Kheneev671/
Cheynev671/
Chignev671/
Gayneva671/
Ganneev671/
Gaineva671/
Gonhaev671/
Zhienev671/
Guenife671/
Genaipe671/
Guehennevf671/
Genieyf671/
Enevova671/
Ghaniev671/
Zeiniev671/
Chenevz671/
Genisfe671/
Henheva671/
Gienepp670/

Genev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Genev in the Russian language
Геневgenev-

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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 Genev
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