The surname Genyuk (Cyrillic: Генюк) exhibits a wide array of spellings and transliterations across languages and regions. Below is a structured overview of its most common Latin-script forms, phonetic variants, and other documented spellings.
Cyrillic Origin and Transliteration
The name originates from the East Slavic Cyrillic Генюк, most prevalent in Russia and Belarus.
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In standard ICU transliteration it appears as genuk, while the more familiar form in English contexts is Genyuk.
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Orthographic and Phonetic Variants
Primary Latin-script variants include Genyuk and Genuk.
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Phonetic adaptations yield Guenyuk, Enyuk, Zenyuk, Ganyuk, and Henyuk.
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Additional forms such as Ginyuk, Geniuk, Gonyuk, Eneyuk, and Enyouk are recorded.
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Further variations include Genjuk, Enyuke, Yenyuk, Zsenyuk, and Senyukh.
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Variants like Gieniuk, Chenyuk, Zhenyuk, Seneyuk, and Gaynyuk also occur.
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Some records list Gonyukh, Seenyuk, Geniusk, Gainyuk, and Zenyuke.
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You may encounter Yenyouk, Enjuk, Inyuk, Ynyuk, and Chesnyuk in different countries.
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Extended forms include Zhenyukh, Dzhenyuk, Enyukova, Sehenyuk, and Hetneyuk.
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Additional adaptations are Seniuk, Zynyuk, Ysnyuk, Zinyuk, and Zenyukova.
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Finally, rarer forms such as Zeniuk, Ceniuk, Isnyuk, Eneyok, Ganjuk, Henjuk, Senjuk, Heniuk, Enyukhova, Hynyuk, Genjok, Enyoug, Jeniuk, Genniouck, Yonyuk, Inhyuk, Genjug, Jenj uk, Giniuk, Zenjuk, Goniuk, Ganiuk, Henehyukh, and Hignuk have been documented.
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Other Documented Variants
Genealogical records from Jewish communities (e.g., Ostropol emigrants) list forms like Genik, Ganik, Gennek, Genet, Gennet, and Jenet alongside Geniuk and Genyuk.
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