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Where Does The Last Name Genu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Genu (Bengali: গেনু, Hindi: गेनू, Marathi: गेणू, Oriya: େଗନୁ, Tibetan: དགེ་ནུ་) occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms: Genú or Génu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Genu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Genu is the 164,973^rd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,774,094 people. The last name Genu is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Genu are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Genu is also the 82,497^th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 6,365 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,510 people, or 1 in 35,879. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Genu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Genu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Genu surname decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Genu Last Name Statistics ^demography

Genu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.14% less than the national average, earning R 132,756 per year.