Family name Жено (Jenot 
, Genoux 
, Жено 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Жено is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly France, where it is quite a rare surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Belgium. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in France, the United States, and Germany. Much less frequently, Жено is the forename as well as the last name.