Genster Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Genster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Genster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genster is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Genster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Genster is the 983,245th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. Genster is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Genster live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Genster is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany Genster is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Other than Germany Genster occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Genster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Genster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Genster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Genster surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

Genster earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guenster9346/
Goenster933/
Geinster931/
Enster9227/
Günster861,033/
Ginster86510/
Jenster86198/
Senster8677/
Guenste8623/
Gönster868/
Henster864/
Einster862/
Enstert861/
Yenster861/
Seenster807/
Gainster801/
Heinster800/
Gensty7767/
Ginste7743/
Günste7715/
Emster779/
Inster777/
Gensta772/
Gemste771/
Ynster771/
Henshtter751/
Gençtir71113/
Jensted7114/
Ghinste718/
Hinster711/
Innster711/
Hemster711/
Ginstie710/
Guensty710/
Censtir710/
Sinster710/
Eamster710/
Yencter710/
Jenstead6728/
Hemsæter673/
Djenstir671/
Ginstead671/
Heamster670/
Scencter670/
Sinnster670/

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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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  • 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 Genster
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