Genf Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Genf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Genf Last Name Facts

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

Genf is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Genf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Genf are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 43 percent are found, Florida, where 29 percent are found and Alaska, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Genf Last Name Statistics demography

Genf earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.87% more than the national average, earning $61,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genff891/
Gnf864/
Guenfs802/
Genffe802/
Senf754,217/
Henf7593/
Zenf7515/
Eunf7514/
Enfe759/
Genb754/
Gnfh752/
Gnpf752/
Ennf751/
Gnft751/
Genw751/
Enfz751/
Ngnf751/
Ehnf751/
Eynf751/
Enwf751/
Cgnf751/
Gnfz751/
Gnmf751/
Gnnf751/
Cenf750/
Senff671,761/
Jenft6768/
Zenft6752/
Gempf6752/
Zenfe6742/
Yenfe6712/
Senpf678/
Esenf678/
Goinf676/
Geenw675/
Jenfe674/
Eanef672/
Goenw672/
Jennf672/
Einfe672/
Ghnfh671/
Jenff671/
Jenfz671/
Ejnef671/
Hsenf671/
Zhenf671/
Zenff671/
Heinf671/
Heenf671/
Gnfhh671/
Gnpft671/
Henff671/
Zenfs671/
Sennf671/
Djenf671/
Senfh670/

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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 Genf
  • 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