Geniss Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Geniss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Geniss (11) may also be a first name.
Geniss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geniss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geniss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻨﻴﺲ) has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geniss? popularity and diffusion
Geniss is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Geniss live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Geniss is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Aside from Australia Geniss occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geniss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geniss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻨﻴﺲ | jnys | - |
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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 Geniss
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