Genevieve Surname

39,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Genevieve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genevieve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad10,9761:1,238225
Cameroon8311:24,9933,403
France7111:93,42213,557
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Ivory Coast1271:181,6638,021
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Mauritius1091:11,8662,562
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Belgium121:958,05473,966
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Geneviève (104), Genéviève (1), Géneviève (1) & Généviève (3) are calculated separately.

Genevieve (303,269) may also be a first name.

Genevieve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genevieve (Marathi: जेनेवीव) occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Geneviève, Genéviève, Géneviève or Généviève. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genevieve? popularity and diffusion

Genevieve is the 39,642nd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 550,419 people. The last name Genevieve occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Genevieve live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,446th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 303,269 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Chad, where it is carried by 10,976 people, or 1 in 1,238. Barring Chad Genevieve exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Genevieve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Genevieve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Genevieve last name increased 13,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Genevieve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Genevieve last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Genevieve earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning $32,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.78% less than the national average, earning $35,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Genevieve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Genevieve in the Marathi language
जेनेवीवjeneviva44.44
जेनेवीjenevi22.22
गेनेिवएवेgeneiva'eve11.11
जेनेिवेवेjeneiveve11.11
चेनेवेहवcenevehava11.11

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