Genwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Genwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Genwa (168) may also be a first name.
Genwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Genwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Genwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Genwa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Genwa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 168 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found and Bauchi, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Genwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guenwa | 91 | 23 | / |
| Genway | 91 | 23 | / |
| Ghenwa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Genwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gnwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngenwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gehnway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Genwaad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Genua | 80 | 1,973 | / |
| Genba | 80 | 281 | / |
| Senwa | 80 | 200 | / |
| Ginwa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Genwi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Genwo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zenwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gemwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jenwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ggnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senwah | 73 | 488 | / |
| Saenwa | 73 | 321 | / |
| Senwua | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ghenwe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nginwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Genbay | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ghenua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ginwas | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zenway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gemnwo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ginway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gnwaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jenwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gemnwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sienwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Senway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghinwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Genwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghnwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jenhwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Genbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gienwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guemwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghenwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghnwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Senwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cenway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zeinway | 67 | 62 | / |
| Saenwai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gnua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Snwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Senweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jennhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenhwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genbhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zienway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jennway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngin'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhenwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehnwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Znwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gainway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gennwer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scenway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Genwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis