Genov Surname

75,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Genov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,7491:1,214163
Russia2331:618,55454,209
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Serbia661:108,2578,467
Greece631:175,87028,388
England391:1,428,66862,556
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Austria231:370,23639,193
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Israel141:611,26042,949
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Génov (1) & Genóv (1) are calculated separately.

Genov (41) may also be a first name.

Genov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Genov (Russian: Генов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Génov or Genóv. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Genov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,067th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,113,793 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Genov reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Genov is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name in the world, held by 41 people.

The last name Genov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 5,749 people, or 1 in 1,214. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 17 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent reside and Stara Zagora Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Genov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Genov last name is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Genov surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Genov earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $48,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning $41,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Génov931/
Genóv931/
Genova9121,562/
Ghenov91444/
Guenov9164/
Gennov9125/
Gienov912/
Geynov911/
Enov89264/
Gienova833/
Gennova833/
Gueynov831/
Genev801,402/
Zenov801,180/
Enova80926/
Ganov80891/
Gonov80509/
Henov80505/
Senov80256/
Ginov80254/
Genow80136/
Ignov80100/
Cenov8067/
Emnov8012/
Jenov807/
Genob805/
Eenov804/
Genav803/
Esnov802/
Enhov802/
Genop802/
Gynov801/
Ienov801/
Etnov801/
Genof801/
Yenov801/
Egnov800/
Genovová775/
Zeynov734,267/
Zenova731,589/
Ginova73335/
Gaynov73320/
Genaev73228/
Gannov73214/
Jenova73212/
Genoff73211/
Gienow73199/
Zhenov73197/
Gonnov73124/
Genouw7389/
Chenov7371/
Seynov7369/
Zygnov7355/
Gennow7350/
Goynov7349/
Seinov7346/
Khenov7345/
Seenov7341/
Genowa7329/
Gainov7327/
Ghenof7325/
Ganoev7323/
Geneev7314/
Zeinov7313/
Zenovs7311/
Zeunov738/
Ghenow738/
Engova737/
Heinov737/
Ehnova736/
Jeinov735/
Yenova735/
Ienova735/
Ehynov735/
Gaanov734/
Guynov734/
Zengov734/
Zginov734/
Hennov733/
Sienov732/
Goinov732/
Seanov732/
Goenev732/
Zejnov732/
Genouf732/
Jenovs732/
Genope732/
Ennova731/
Ceanov731/
Cehnov731/
Eynova731/
Gengob731/
Gajnov731/
Gienof731/
Gignov731/
Ginosv731/
Gitnov731/
Zegnov731/
Zienov731/
Zeenov731/
Genavs731/
Geñova731/
Heunov731/
Genhow730/
Enow6716,805/
Chesnov671,125/
Zhenova67515/
Gaynova67324/
Zheynov67148/
Zhienov67142/
Hseynov67134/
Zheinov67126/
Khenova67115/
Inov67113/
Goynova6792/
Zengova6771/
Enob6770/
Chenouv6744/
Chenova6743/
Zeynova6738/
Enav6727/
Yennova6722/
Chegnov6721/
Dzhenov6720/
Kheynov6718/
Gainova6714/
Zeinova6711/
Chenhov6711/
Ynov679/
Zheenov679/
Heinova679/
Jennova678/
Hennova678/
Ehynova678/
Chengov675/
Enof675/
Gojnova675/
Zhennov674/
Jeinova674/
Rzhenov673/
Ghinova673/
Cheynov673/
Zhemnov672/
Zhengov672/
Esennov672/
Zienova672/
Zhignov672/
Chennov672/
Guenoub672/
Gaitnov672/
Gingova672/
Jnov672/
Cheenov671/
Eainova671/
Gainnov671/
Ginnova671/
Zhegnov671/
Gennouf671/
Guenouf671/
Guenoff671/
Gyngova671/
Gaaanov671/
Cheinov671/
Ghennof671/
Ghenouf671/
Ghenoff671/
Gainovs670/

Genov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Genov in the Russian language
Геновgenov-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Genov
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