Genfer Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Genfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Genfer (16) may also be a first name.

Genfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genfer is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Genfer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Genfer is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Genfer are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Genfer is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 410,646. In Switzerland Genfer is mostly found in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enfer91138/
Enfert83198/
Günfer8382/
Senfer8328/
Henfer8325/
Jenfer8313/
Yenfer838/
Ginfer835/
Genffe832/
Enfeur831/
Khenfer772,120/
Chenfer7723/
Djenfer7720/
Jenffer7719/
Gempfer7717/
Jennfer778/
Guenfes775/
Sginfer771/
Hennfer771/
Heinfer771/
Ienffer771/
Guenfed771/
Henfear770/
Ginfear770/
Genfi73965/
Infer73100/
Zenfe7342/
Jenfe734/
Senfe733/
Genfa733/
Emfer732/
Genfy731/
D'Enfert7137/
Jennfier718/
Guenpher713/
Jehnffer711/
Jeanfehr711/
Ginferre711/
Jeenefer711/
Jhennfer711/
Gempfere711/
Genfirth710/
Jemfer6737/
Cinfer6729/
Senfeh6729/
Ginfeu676/
Ainfer673/
Guenfi672/
Ionfer672/
Sinfer672/
Gnffee671/
Gnffey671/
Zinfer671/
Gnffea671/
Infere671/
Inferr671/
Jenfej671/
Jinfer671/
Genphe671/

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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
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  • 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 Genfer
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