Genç Surname

4,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Genç Surname User-submission:

The Genç surname means 'young' in the Turkish language.

Genç Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey123,2401:63171
Northern Cyprus6251:51013
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Genc (4,010) & Genč (2) are calculated separately.

Genç (503) may also be a first name.

Genç Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Genç surname means 'young' in the Turkish language.

- seriousbug

The Genç surname means 'young' in Turkish.

- murat7450

Genç Last Name Facts

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

The surname Genç occurs most in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant: Genc or Genč. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Genç? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,540th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 58,797 people. The last name Genç occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Genç are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 377,962nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 503 people.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 123,240 people, or 1 in 631. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Turkey it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genc924,010/
Genč922/
Zgenç891/
Genz756,143/
Gens753,379/
Gönç751,172/
Günç75337/
Genß756/
Genx753/
Zenç751/
Gençová731/
Geens675,150/
Gentz673,416/
Gence672,810/
Goens671,636/
Genze671,374/
Gense67717/
Gensh67499/
Gaens67417/
Gents67216/
Gench67189/
Guens67111/
Ghens67100/
Geyns6797/
Gencz6795/
Genje6789/
Genci6777/
Gaenz6740/
Gensø6735/
Guenz6727/
Gienc6726/
Gencs6720/
Giens6717/
Genss6710/
Goenz6710/
Günçe678/
Gendz675/
Gehns675/
Ngens674/
Genns674/
Genst673/
Sgenz672/
Ngenz671/
Ghenţ671/
Geenz671/
Geenc671/
Ghenz671/
Hgens671/

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