Genghis Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Genghis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
Genghis (431) may also be a first name.
Genghis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genghis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Genghis is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Genghis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Genghis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Genghis live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Levant. It is also the 413,409th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 431 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enghis | 92 | 8 | / |
| Gengis | 92 | 3 | / |
| Jenghis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gengehs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Genghiz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enghish | 86 | 1 | / |
| Engis | 83 | 41 | / |
| Gegis | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ghinghis | 80 | 26 | / |
| Genges | 77 | 59 | / |
| Gingis | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sengis | 77 | 36 | / |
| Geggis | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yengis | 77 | 31 | / |
| Engish | 77 | 21 | / |
| Zengis | 77 | 20 | / |
| Geigis | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gengiz | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jengis | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gegish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Giegis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enghes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engisch | 71 | 353 | / |
| Gingise | 71 | 54 | / |
| Gingiss | 71 | 35 | / |
| Geighes | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jenggis | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gingois | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gengese | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sengies | 71 | 2 | / |
| Engihsh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jinghis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gengues | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engehes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhengis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gengich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gengges | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gingist | 71 | 0 | / |
| Engiz | 67 | 858 | / |
| Enges | 67 | 146 | / |
| Geges | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ghinghes | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gegiç | 67 | 38 | / |
| Guinguis | 67 | 36 | / |
| Guingois | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ginggiss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eggis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yemngist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngengges | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gehenges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gegys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginggish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhengish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jenngies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginguish | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Genghis
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