Genschow Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Genschow Surname User-submission:

A Slavic surname derived from a location in the north west of Poland.

Genschow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5471:147,17617,709
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Genschow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Slavic surname derived from a location in the north west of Poland.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Genschow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genschow is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Genschow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 538,129th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Genschow reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 547 people, or 1 in 147,176. In Germany Genschow is most frequent in: Berlin, where 36 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany Genschow occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Genschow Last Name Statistics demography

Genschow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genshow9311/
Genschaw88103/
Gensow8680/
Enchow869/
Enscow860/
Genchov80107/
Genshaw8043/
Henshow8026/
Genshov802/
Eanshow801/
Henchow801/
Genchoff755/
Genshova751/
Chenchow751/
Henshowa751/
Genshcaw751/
Henschaw751/
Gennshaw750/
Enchaw7169/
Enshaw7160/
Gensaw7145/
Genzow7121/
Sensow7113/
Enshov715/
Enchov714/
Gencov712/
Inchow712/
Hensow712/
Henschova711/
Genschaft711/
Inscow710/
Henshaw6723,812/
Ainscow67562/
Yenshaw6799/
Senshov6733/
Senshaw6731/
Gencoff6715/
Hensowa6710/
Einshaw6710/
Enshova674/
Censhaw673/
Heinschova672/
Henjhow671/
Hgnshaw671/
Zenchov671/
Hensahw671/
Genzhov671/
Ginchov671/
Hinshow670/
Henchaw670/
Enshoof670/
Eanshaw670/
Einshof670/
Hinchow670/

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