Geneway Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Geneway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geneway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Geneway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geneway occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geneway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Geneway reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 60 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Geneway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geneway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genewa9242/
Genoway86364/
Genevay86263/
Genaway86123/
Jeneway8645/
Genewai8635/
Seneway8613/
Genewat868/
Genewah865/
Ghenewa864/
Guenewa861/
Ganeway861/
Senewayo802/
Guenewai801/
Ganeaway801/
Geenaway800/
Ceneaway800/
Geneva771,569/
Senewa77982/
Geneba7738/
Gonewa7720/
Ganewa7714/
Genewe775/
Geniwa774/
Genawy773/
Genawa773/
Genevy771/
Geniswayo7517/
Genowwayo751/
Jenewayes750/
Ganaway711,155/
Ganhewa71972/
Genovea71681/
Genevey71446/
Gonewai71378/
Genaeva71134/
Genieva7179/
Sineway7176/
Genovay7161/
Genevaz7153/
Genevoy7146/
Goneewa7119/
Genevat7116/
Ginewad7116/
Gaenewe7115/
Geneeva7113/
Genewer7112/
Jenewad7112/
Genovey719/
Genavea719/
Genewei718/
Ganiewa718/
Genevai718/
Genevea717/
Gonaway717/
Genewoe716/
Geneave715/
Genebai714/
Zengewa714/
Jenewai713/
Guenewe711/
Genoeva711/
Ngeniwa711/
Gueneva711/
Zeniway711/
Genowai711/
Gaanewa711/
Ghinewa711/
Gannewa711/
Djenewa711/
Genevah711/
Genebey711/
Ganiway710/
Gonoway710/
Ganoway710/
Gannaway672,860/
Genevaux67269/
Genevais6754/
Genewich6720/
Ghenniwa673/
Zenewych672/
Ghaneiwa671/
Genebhau671/
Zenehwea671/
Gueanewe671/
Gueneweu671/
Guenewou671/
Senywayo671/
Gonnaway670/
Gannoway670/

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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 Geneway
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