Genju Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Genju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 71 | 1:1,800,624 | 26,471 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Genju (2,048) may also be a first name.
Genju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genju (Marathi: गजू) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Genju? popularity and diffusion
Genju is the 2,047,559th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Genju are found; 85 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 166,670th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 2,048 people.
The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 1,800,624. In Japan Genju is primarily concentrated in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 92 percent are found, Gifu Prefecture, where 6 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Genju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Genju in the Marathi language | ||
| गजू | gaju | 50 |
| गजु | gaju | 50 |
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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 Genju
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