In the entire world, Jest (Gesta 
, Jest 
, Geste 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The forename Jest is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Jest is the last name as well as the forename.