Featonby Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Featonby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Featonby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:260,36520,793
Australia641:421,80833,593
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084

Featonby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Featonby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Featonby is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Featonby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Featonby is the 802,733rd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. Featonby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Featonby live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Featonby is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 260,365. In England Featonby is mostly found in: Durham, where 29 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Featonby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Featonby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Featonby surname expanded 351 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Featonby Last Name Statistics demography

Featonby earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning R 197,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatounby881/
Festonby880/
Fastonbey820/
Fatonbi8045/
Fatounbi75108/
Fatonmbi752/
Fatounbe751/
Fatunbi673,194/
Fatombi67551/
Fatunbe676/
Fatanbi674/
Fatunba671/
Fatunmbi631,391/
Fatoumbi63885/
Fatunnbi635/
Fautunbi631/
Faatunbi631/
Fatuunbi631/
Faatunmbi591/
Fatumbi53248/
Fatambi532/
Fatumba531/
Fatuumbi504/
Fatummbi503/
Fiotomba501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Featonby
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