Genest is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Genest
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Genest

How popular is Genest?

Genest is common in United States.

Genest is ranked 49427 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Genests grew by 8.182683 per cent to 1137 since 2000 and ranked 22592 after elevating 191 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.32 96.48
Hispanic or Latino 1.93 1.33
Others 1.67 0.86
Black 1.58 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.5 0
Genest is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 9632 people have been found who wears Genest as their family name. Genest is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
114,007 Czech Republic4
122,390 Belarus4
30,723 Georgia3
131,225 Spain2
13,552 Qatar2
24,766 Scotland2
201,317 England2
91,784 Netherlands2
3,478 Haiti2
124,220 Italy2
31,207 Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
7,198 Maldives1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
169,904 Brazil1
12,745 Luxembourg1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,935 Madagascar1
5,553 Taiwan1
56,169 Mexico1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
36,678 Singapore1
11,486 Estonia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
212,163 Russia41
28,564 Switzerland36
64,073 Australia28
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Genest:
50,182 Germany202
Countries with thousands of Genest:
1,091 Canada4,631
2,322 France3,147
21,984 United States1,437
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Comments

K
Kacie Vanhorne
 genest is a surname, represents the old spelling of genet, plant growing near the property.

Genest Namesakes

  • Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Claude Genest, Journalist
  • Corinna Genest, Film actress
  • Corinna Genest, Actress
  • Ludovic Genest, Soccer player
  • Fabrice Genestal, Film director
  • Charles-Borromée Genest, Politician
  • Rick Genest, Artist
  • Véronique Genest, Actress
  • Ludovic Genest, Soccer player

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