Geniau Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Geniau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Geniau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geniau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geniau is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Geniau.
How Common Is The Last Name Geniau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Geniau are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Geniau is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 90 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 5 percent live and Normandy, where 5 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geniaux | 92 | 289 | / |
| Geniaut | 92 | 107 | / |
| Gueniau | 92 | 57 | / |
| Genieau | 92 | 8 | / |
| Eniau | 91 | 176 | / |
| Geheniau | 86 | 63 | / |
| Geniault | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gehéniau | 86 | 13 | / |
| Seniau | 83 | 48 | / |
| Ganiau | 83 | 22 | / |
| Heniau | 83 | 19 | / |
| Goniau | 83 | 13 | / |
| Yeniau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ceniau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geheniaux | 80 | 82 | / |
| Gheniaouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giniaux | 77 | 229 | / |
| Gheniou | 77 | 156 | / |
| Jeuniau | 77 | 66 | / |
| Gueniou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Cheniau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jeniaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Géniaux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Géniaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeniaux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enyau | 73 | 121 | / |
| Iniau | 73 | 13 | / |
| Henniaux | 71 | 199 | / |
| Cheniaux | 71 | 94 | / |
| Jeunieau | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chenieau | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jenniaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeaniaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeunniau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ginyau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Senyau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Genyou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jeanniaux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enyoau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Héniau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yenyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emnyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enyeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eanyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jenyau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Geniau
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