Genz Surname

79,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Genz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2101:19,1222,524
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Brazil5371:398,64915,196
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Sweden221:447,58032,003
England161:3,482,379114,324
France151:4,428,181244,602
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Genz (31) may also be a first name.

Genz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Genz (Russian: Генз) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Genz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Genz is the 79,420th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,186,317 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Genz live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Genz is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

Genz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,210 people, or 1 in 19,122. In Germany Genz is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Genz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Genz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Genz last name rose 1,817 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Genz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Genz surname are 12.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Genz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $47,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gentz893,416/
Genze891,374/
Gencz8995/
Gaenz8940/
Guenz8927/
Geinz8916/
Goenz8910/
Gendz895/
Sgenz892/
Ghenz891/
Geenz891/
Ngenz891/
Enz864,508/
Gnz864/
Guentz80150/
Guenze80136/
Gendzh8049/
Goencz8026/
Gentze808/
Genzhe803/
Ghentz802/
Gentcz801/
Goentz801/
Guendz801/
Gentzh800/
Gentzs800/
Gientz800/
Genç75123,944/
Henz755,507/
Zenz754,304/
Genc754,010/
Gens753,379/
Senz751,998/
Ensz751,113/
Jenz75466/
Enze75458/
Ginz75275/
Gänz75105/
Günz7590/
Yenz7513/
Einz757/
Genß756/
Gemz753/
Ienz753/
Genx753/
Cenz752/
Genč752/
Gnze752/
Enzd752/
Enzp752/
Eunz752/
Eanz751/
Gönz751/
Esnz751/
Etnz751/
Enzt751/
Ennz751/
Emnz751/
Gnzd751/
Gnzp751/
Gncz751/
Hgnz751/
Kgnz751/
Genzsch7322/
Gentzsh731/
Gendzhe731/
Saenz67175,787/
Heinz6755,312/
Henze6716,887/
Geens675,150/
Gence672,810/
Zentz671,847/
Goens671,636/
Zenze671,575/
Gentzsch671,329/
Sentz671,153/
Jentz671,007/
Gintz67923/
Göncz67814/
Gense67717/
Jensz67640/
Gensh67499/
Gaens67417/
Yenze67303/
Hienz67255/
Zaenz67250/
Gents67216/
Hensz67207/
Jencz67206/
Gench67189/
Guens67111/
Ghens67100/
Geyns6797/
Sienz6790/
Genje6789/
Genci6777/
Geins6772/
Zenzs6754/
Ginsz6738/
Gensø6735/
Ginze6727/
Gienc6726/
Khenz6721/
Gencs6720/
Centz6718/
Giens6717/
Yensz6715/
Gynzh6714/
Gøncz6713/
Goinz6711/
Genss6710/
Chenz678/
Sencz678/
Einze678/
Soenz677/
Zienz677/
Zhenz676/
Jenze676/
Gimnz676/
Cencz676/
Gainz676/
Zensz676/
Gehns675/
Heynz675/
Genns674/
Suenz674/
Ngens674/
Genzhova674/
Genst673/
Enzhe673/
Gemze673/
Zuenz673/
Hennz672/
Gincz672/
Djenz672/
Ieinz672/
Henzt671/
Ienze671/
Heunz671/
Eeinz671/
Aaenz671/
Zgenç671/
Jeanz671/
Hgens671/
Zoenz671/
Zencz671/
Hejnz671/
Geenc671/
Gemdz671/
Goynz671/
Güntz671/
Genztsch671/
Ghenţ671/
Gajnz671/
Zenzz671/
Ihenz671/
Gnzch671/
Jeunz671/
Guinz670/
Henzd670/
Gemtz670/

Genz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Genz in the Russian language
Гензgenz-

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Genz Reference & Research

Ganz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ganz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Genz
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