Around the world, Gende (根德 
, Gende 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female forename. The first name Gende is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is a rare epicene name, China, where it is a very rare male name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, India, and Ethiopia. Also, Gende is the last name as well as the forename.