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
The last name Genju (Marathi: गजू) occurs most in Japan. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Genju.
How Common Is The Last Name Genju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Genju is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Genju is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Genju live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 166,670th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 2,048 people.
The surname Genju is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,800,624. In Japan it is most frequent in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 92 percent live, Gifu Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Excluding Japan Genju exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.
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
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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 Genju
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