Genovese Surname

18,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Genovese Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Genova (head of the water), a province in Italy.

Genovese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy18,2621:3,349296
United States7,0931:51,1016,167
Argentina1,8681:22,8821,906
France8411:78,98111,125
Canada4461:82,6139,203
Malta3071:1,402146
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Switzerland2441:33,6594,949
England2431:229,29219,121
Brazil2321:922,73433,000
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Ecuador781:203,9217,896
Venezuela651:464,6789,130
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Monaco91:4,118434
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland71:764,83125,488
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Panama41:978,06412,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Génovese (1) & Génovèse (2) are calculated separately.

Genovese (370) may also be a first name.

Genovese Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Genova (head of the water), a province in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Genovese Last Name Facts

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

Genovese is most common in Italy. It may also be found as: Génovese or Génovèse. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genovese? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,103rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 238,944 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Genovese live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 451,716th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 370 people.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 18,262 people, or 1 in 3,349. In Italy Genovese is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 36 percent are found, Campania, where 15 percent are found and Piedmont, where 9 percent are found. Barring Italy Genovese exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Genovese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Genovese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Genovese last name rose 709,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Genovese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Genovese last name are 5.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Genovese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning €29,462 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning R 169,848 per year; in United States they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $49,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $65,306 CAD per year.

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