Fenella Forename
172,183rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,940 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Fenella Forename Definition:
A female name. Italian Fionnghuala, ‘of the white shoulders’. In Ireland it has often been rendered by Penelope (q.v.). The name was made generally known in England by Scott in Peveril of the Peak.
Fenella Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 1,030 | 1:53,983 | 2,496 |
| United States | 100% | 183 | 1:1,981,076 | 33,120 |
| Philippines | 100% | 118 | 1:898,385 | 25,258 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 75 | 1:405,999 | 18,917 |
| South Africa | 100% | 71 | 1:768,065 | 31,999 |
| Scotland | 100% | 65 | 1:82,313 | 2,093 |
| New Zealand | - | 61 | 1:74,361 | 3,508 |
| Australia | - | 39 | 1:350,195 | 6,577 |
| India | 100% | 38 | 1:31,970,473 | 641,623 |
| Wales | 100% | 29 | 1:106,700 | 2,540 |
| Canada | 100% | 26 | 1:1,274,360 | 22,928 |
| Guyana | 100% | 24 | 1:31,803 | 3,406 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| France | 100% | 15 | 1:4,431,356 | 18,897 |
| Jamaica | - | 13 | 1:221,787 | 7,032 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Singapore | 100% | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Thailand | 88% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Indonesia | - | 5 | 1:51,592,734 | 871,495 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 5 | 1:22,316 | 2,594 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 4 | 1:581 | 152 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
The alternate forms: Fénella (1) are calculated separately.
Fenella Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Italian Fionnghuala, ‘of the white shoulders’. In Ireland it has often been rendered by Penelope (q.v.). The name was made generally known in England by Scott in Peveril of the Peak.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Celtic name, meaning: White-shouldered.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Fenella Forename Popularity
Fenella Demographics
Fenella Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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