Genji Surname
Approximately 3,082 people bear this surname
Genji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,189 | 1:350,418 | 19,136 |
| Japan | 635 | 1:201,330 | 9,028 |
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Genji (28,819) may also be a first name.
Genji Demographics
Genji Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Genji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genji (Bengali: গেঞ্জি, Hindi: गेन्जी, Marathi: गजी, Oriya: େଗି) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Genji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 144,186th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,364,551 people. The surname Genji occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Genji reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Genji is also the 28,775th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 28,819 people.
The surname Genji is most common in India, where it is carried by 2,189 people, or 1 in 350,418. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent live, Karnataka, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Genji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Genji last name is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Genji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Genji in the Bengali language | ||
| গেঞ্জি | genji | - |
| Genji in the Hindi language | ||
| गेन्जी | genji | - |
| Genji in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗି | egi | - |
| Genji in the Marathi language | ||
| गजी | gaji | 97.37 |
| गेनजी | genaji | 2.63 |
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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 Genji
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