Last name Genest (Jennet 
, Genest 
) , worldwide, is quite a common family name. The last name Genest is habitual in Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, France, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, the name is most common in France, Canada, and Nigeria. Likewise, Genest is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jennet | Nigeria, Philippines, Turkmenistan, France, United States |
| Genest | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, France, Canada, United States |
Genêt, Plantagenet, and Ｇｅｎｅｓｔ
| charles-claude genest French dramatist and playwright (1639-1719), FR (b. 1639) |
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| jean-baptiste-étienne genest French painter, FR (b. 1722) |
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| john genest British priest (b. 1764) |
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werner genest German entrepreneur and engineer, DE (b. 1850) |
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samuel genest Canadian politician (1865-1937), CA (b. 1865) |
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| charles-borromée genest Canadian politician (1832-1873), CA (b. 1832) |
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| casimir genest French architect (1846-1918), FR (b. 1846) |
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| pierre m. a. genest CA (b. 1844) |
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| louis genest CA (b. 1852) |
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gudrun genest German actress (1914-2013), DE (b. 1914) |
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| otto genest DE (b. 1856) |
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| rosario genest canadian lawyer and teacher, CA (b. 1884) |
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| maurice genest French Righteous Among the Nations, FR (b. 1899) |
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véronique genest French actress (born 1956), FR (b. 1956) |
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christian genest Canadian mathematician, CA (b. 1957) |
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