Genries Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Genries Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1671:397,74158,569
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Genriès (1) are calculated separately.

Genries Last Name Facts

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

Genries is found most in France. It can be found in the variant forms: Genriès. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genries? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Genries are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 397,741. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent live and Occitanie, where 21 percent live. Apart from France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genriès951/
Genris929/
Genrie922/
Enries921/
Henries86638/
Genrihs8610/
Genreus864/
Genrier861/
Jenries861/
Gnres830/
Genriech802/
Genrisch802/
Henriest801/
Ginres770/
Ginrie770/
Jenrie770/
Inries770/
Genrisova752/
Heinriehs751/
Genrich711,836/
Genriha712/
Guemrie711/
Ginrice711/
Henryes711/
Henruis711/
Henreis710/
Genrous710/
Henreys710/
Gennrich67862/
Gehnrich6752/
Genraich6715/
Guenrich678/
Henriyas675/
Guinrice672/
Einriech671/
Genreich671/
Hinriehs671/
Geenrich670/
Henriech670/

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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 Genries
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