Genss Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Genss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Genss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genss occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genss? popularity and diffusion

Genss is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Genss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Genss are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Genss is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Genss is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Genss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Genss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Genss last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gensse91299/
Gennss911/
Gens893,379/
Enss89198/
Geens805,150/
Goens801,636/
Gense80717/
Henss80643/
Gensh80499/
Gaens80417/
Jenss80113/
Guens80111/
Ghens80100/
Geyns8097/
Geins8072/
Senss8064/
Zenss8063/
Gensø8035/
Giens8017/
Ginss8016/
Gehns805/
Genns804/
Ngens804/
Genst803/
Ensse802/
Hgens801/
Yenss801/
Gänss801/
Einss801/
Ennss800/
Ens753,771/
Gns7528/
Gensch732,245/
Geense73365/
Guenst7385/
Heinss7345/
Gheens7336/
Yensse7330/
Geûens7325/
Hensse7313/
Iensse736/
Gihens734/
Gaensh733/
Guense733/
Geynsh733/
Jennss732/
Jensse732/
Geenst731/
Genshe731/
Zennss731/
Giensh731/
Gennsh731/
Goehns731/
Ginsse731/
Gioens730/
Gainss730/
Geinns730/
Genç67123,944/
Enns6712,740/
Genz676,143/
Hens676,119/
Sens675,710/
Jens673,490/
Zens673,375/
Gems671,568/
Ensz671,113/
Gins67648/
Eans67351/
Cens67318/
Ense67297/
Eins67182/
Yens67153/
Eens67106/
Goijens6799/
Guensch6793/
Gäns6782/
Enæs6758/
Ensh6735/
Enst6729/
Giensch6725/
Isensse6713/
Güns6712/
Goensch6710/
Høgenæs678/
Genß676/
Gyns675/
Eyns675/
Gnse673/
Etns673/
Genx673/
Göns673/
Emns672/
Guennsd672/
Iens672/
Emss672/
Gaensch672/
Enås672/
Gnsh672/
Chensse671/
Snss671/
Ensp671/
Ynss671/
Cgns671/
Ggns671/
Gnsj671/
Gnns671/
Euns670/
Inss670/
Gensche670/
Hennsse670/

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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
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  • 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 Genss
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