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) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Genju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Genju occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Genju are found; 85 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Genju is also the 166,670th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 2,048 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,800,624. In Japan Genju is primarily found in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 92 percent live, Gifu Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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