Genisson Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Genisson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 287 | 1:231,438 | 35,907 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Génisson (3) are calculated separately.
Genisson (1,489) may also be a first name.
Genisson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genisson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Genisson is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Génisson. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Genisson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 891,661st most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name Genisson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Genisson reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 201,547th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 1,489 people.
The surname Genisson is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 231,438. In France Genisson is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent are found and Grand Est, where 16 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Genisson
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