Surname Gens (Gens 
, 根斯 
, Генс 
) , across the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Gens is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and Portugal. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Gens is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gens | Germany, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Argentina |
| 根斯 | China |
| Генс | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
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gens du beaucet 12th Century Saint, FR (b. 1104) |
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| benedikt gens (b. 1567) |
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| eduard gens (b. 1883) |
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véronique gens Operatic soprano, FR (b. 1966) |
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xavier gens French film director, screenwriter, and producer, FR (b. 1975) |
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jordi gens Spanish volleyball player, ES (b. 1978) |
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| leo gens (b. 1922) |
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| tiina gens badminton player, EE (b. 1941) |
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| wolfgang gens DE (b. 1933) |
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| gens hellquist Canadian editor, CA (b. 1946) |
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| ingemar gens Swedish writer, SE (b. 1950) |
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hugo gens French rugby union player, FR |
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| josef gens DE (b. 1943) |
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| éric gens French politician, FR (b. 1959) |
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| jean-claude gens FR (b. 1953) |
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