Genêt Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Genêt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Genêt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Genet (496,078), Genét (7), Geneț (1) & Geneţ (1) are calculated separately.

Genêt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Genêt is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as: Genet, Genét, Geneț or Geneţ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genêt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Genêt are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 373,314. In Switzerland Genêt is primarily concentrated in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 68 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 27 percent are found and Canton of Fribourg, where 5 percent are found. Other than Switzerland it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 27 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genet93496,078/
Genét937/
Genête912/
Genêts911/
Genê893/
Geneț871/
Geneţ871/
Genit80307/
Getnet7372,819/
Genete7318,318/
Genest7310,288/
Genite73579/
Genuit73508/
Geynet73440/
Genett73281/
Genets7385/
Genytė7379/
Geneth7337/
Genuyt7329/
Genyte7326/
Geneit7326/
Genetz7317/
Genith733/
Gienet731/
Geneyt731/
Genoit731/
Genidt730/
Genist730/
Gene6710,800/
Geneste674,003/
Geni673,447/
Geny671,598/
Genette67707/
Gené67101/
Genoist6768/
Genuist6765/
Getnete6749/
Genuite6719/
Geynets6712/
Genh676/
Genj673/
Genestt671/
Geniste671/
Gení671/
Genuitt671/
Genè671/
Genitte670/
Geneath670/

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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
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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 Genêt
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