Jenevieve Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jenevieve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenevieve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jenevieve (4,530) may also be a first name.

Jenevieve Last Name Facts

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

Jenevieve is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenevieve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jenevieve is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Jenevieve is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Jenevieve are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,181st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,530 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 61 percent reside, North Region, where 32 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and India, where 28 percent reside.

Jenevieve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jenevieve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenevieve last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Jenevieve
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