Family name Argenis (Argenis 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Argenis is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, where it is quite a common surname, Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare surname, and Honduras. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, Mexico, and Honduras. Also, Argenis is the forename as well as the last name.