Genga Surname
Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname
Genga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,064 | 1:43,402 | 4,516 |
| Italy | 628 | 1:97,383 | 16,673 |
| Argentina | 230 | 1:185,841 | 15,524 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 | 1:82,242 | 7,855 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Genga (847) may also be a first name.
Genga Demographics
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Genga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Genga (Hindi: गेंगा, Oriya: ଜାେଗରାା, Russian: Геньга) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Genga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 164,117th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,756,258 people. Genga occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Genga live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 280,190th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 847 people.
The last name Genga is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,064 people, or 1 in 43,402. In Kenya Genga is most common in: Kisumu County, where 33 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent live and Siaya County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.
Genga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Genga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Genga last name increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Genga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Genga last name are 35.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.09% registered with the political party.
The amount Genga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning €30,690 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.57% less than the national average, earning R 100,836 per year; in United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.01% more than the national average, earning $78,005 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Genga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Genga in the Hindi language | ||
| गेंगा | genga | 94.92 |
| गोंगा | gonga | 3.39 |
| गेंग | genga | 1.69 |
| Genga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାେଗରାା | jaegaraa | 50 |
| ଗ | ga | 50 |
| Genga in the Russian language | ||
| Геньга | genga | - |
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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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- 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 Genga
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