Genow Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Genow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Genow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Genow is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Genow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Genow is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Genow reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Genow is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Genow is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 72 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Arizona, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States Genow occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 9 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Genow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Genow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Genow surname grew 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Genow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Genow last name are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.1% being registered with the party.

Genow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gienow91199/
Genouw9189/
Genowa9129/
Ghenow918/
Genhow910/
Genov806,543/
Genaw80368/
Jenow80215/
Ganow80132/
Ginow8046/
Zenow8035/
Senow8023/
Gonow805/
Genob805/
Cenow805/
Genof801/
Genova7321,562/
Ghenov73444/
Genoff73211/
Zienow7399/
Guenov7364/
Ganouw7344/
Jeinow7336/
Ghenof7325/
Ghenaw7314/
Ceynow7314/
Zeinow737/
Genouf732/
Jenowe732/
Guinow732/
Gienov732/
Gannow732/
Gienof731/
Seanow731/
Gajnow731/
Jignow731/
Geynov731/
Gienova673/
Ghenoff671/
Ghenouf671/
Ghennof671/
Kgenawe671/
Guenoff671/
Gueynov671/
Guenouf671/
Gainows671/

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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 Genow
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