Génis Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Génis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Genis (8,333), Gênis (1), Geniş (4,280) & Genís (41) are calculated separately.
Génis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Génis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Génis occurs most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms: Genis, Gênis, Geniş or Genís. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Génis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Génis is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Génis occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Génis live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Génis is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Génis
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