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 more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Génov or Genóv. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Genov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,067th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,113,793 people. The surname Genov is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Genov live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 5,749 people, or 1 in 1,214. In Bulgaria Genov is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 17 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria Genov is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Genov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Genov surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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