Gennissen Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gennissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gennissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2301:73,42312,454
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gennissen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gennissen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gennissen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gennissen? popularity and diffusion

Gennissen is the 1,017,412th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. Gennissen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Gennissen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gennissen is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 73,423. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 27 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Utrecht, where 20 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Gennissen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Gennissen Last Name Statistics demography

Gennissen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.97% less than the national average, earning R 80,880 per year.

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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
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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 Gennissen
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