Genkai Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Genkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 175 | 1:730,539 | 17,376 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Genkai (2,342) may also be a first name.
Genkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genkai is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Genkai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Genkai are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 153,675th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,342 people.
This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 730,539. In Japan Genkai is primarily concentrated in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 45 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 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
- 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 Genkai
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