Genet is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Genet
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: French name for which two solutions are possible: either a place name (place planted with broom), a Christian name, variant Genies, Genes, Genis (qv).

How popular is Genet?

Genet is common in Ethiopia.

Genet is ranked 8094 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Genets grew by 7.804878 per cent to 663 since 2000 and ranked 34223 after elevating 534 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.08 93.33
Black 5.58 2.44
Hispanic or Latino 4.52 2.93
Genet is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 66893 people have been found who wears Genet as their family name. Genet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,028 Vietnam5
720,003 Russia4
6,270 Hong Kong3
82,478 South Africa2
1,500,361 India2
17,547 Colombia2
20,595 China2
1,421 Gabon2
4,104 South Korea2
20,186 Kenya2
1,169 New Caledonia2
18,625 Japan2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
174,544 Czech Republic1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
30,360 Thailand1
9,498 Iceland1
13,606 Senegal1
12,270 Lebanon1
34,581 Chile1
56,169 Mexico1
25,746 Finland1
21,562 Portugal1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,510 Denmark49
61,670 Canada48
2,645 Luxembourg26
65,136 Spain25
28,338 Norway20
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,643 England91
19,740 Romania84
503 French Polynesia79
14,205 Sweden65
38,122 Australia56
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Genet:
32,001 United States914
2,853 Switzerland396
34,330 Germany303
2,981 New Zealand256
7,716 Belgium238
17,680 Netherlands155
1,468 Nicaragua113
Countries with thousands of Genet:
1,061 France5,817
Countries with ten thousands of Genet:
219 Ethiopia58,036
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Comments

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Ruth Shockley
 genet is a family name, designating the plant growing near the property.

Genet Namesakes

  • Jonathan Genet, Actor
  • Arvid Genetz, Finnish Politician
  • Eugène Genet, Politician
  • Jean Genet, Novelist
  • Jean Genet, Novelist
  • Sabryn Genet, Actress
  • Michael Genet, Actor
  • Jean-Pierre Genet, Bicycler
  • Jesse Genet, Businessperson
  • Jonathan Genet, Actor
  • In 1953, Claire Genet characterized the role of Singer in animation movie Bonjour Paris.

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