Fen Surname

59,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Fen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen.' The instances are chiefly from the Fen country. For a West English variant, v. Venn.

Isabella ate Fenne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de la Fenne, Somerset, ibid.

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Fen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4401:91,8409,592
Ukraine1,1711:38,8755,620
Russia1,0801:133,44715,678
China9611:1,422,811326
Malaysia7791:37,8623,119
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Belarus4641:20,4763,445
Turkey3211:242,43416,963
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Israel2651:32,2934,554
Cameroon2241:92,71911,093
Brunei2061:2,033372
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
France601:1,107,045119,335
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
India511:15,040,498247,985
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England161:3,482,379114,324
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Feñ (1) are calculated separately.

Fen (637,912) may also be a first name.

Fen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen.' The instances are chiefly from the Fen country. For a West English variant, v. Venn.

Isabella ate Fenne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de la Fenne, Somerset, ibid.

John atte Fen, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1377: History of Norfolk.

Thomas Fenn, bailiff of Yarmouth: ibid.

Roger atte Fenne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Fene, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III.

Julian atte Fen: Household Book of Queen Isabelle, 1358.

Walter atte Fenne, Close Rolls, 1 Edward II.

Thomas de Fenne, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

1617. Maurice Fenn and Lucy Beomont: Marriage Lic. (London).

1735. Married — Samuel Fenn and Sarah Phipps: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Anglo-Saxon fenn, a marsh or bog. From residence near one. In old documents the forms are Atte Fenne, Del Fen, De Fen, De Fenne, &c., sometimes modified to Fenner.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fen Last Name Facts

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

Fen (Arabic: فيون, Hindi: फेन्सी, Russian: Фень) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Feñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fen is the 59,086th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 853,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Fen live; 30 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,540th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 637,912 people.

Fen is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,440 people, or 1 in 91,840. In Indonesia Fen is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 25 percent live, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 16 percent live and East Java, where 15 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Fen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fen surname expanded 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fen last name is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fen surname are 3.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Fen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.89% less than the national average, earning R 107,196 per year; in United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.82% more than the national average, earning $66,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feñ891/
Feng869,447,690/
Fenn8616,483/
Fehn863,447/
Fent861,773/
Fend861,507/
Fien861,505/
Fuen86827/
Foen86575/
Feen86484/
Feun8625/
Faen8620/
Hfen864/
Fenq864/
Fesn861/
Fn80556/
Fendt754,226/
Fiehn75826/
Fenne75549/
Pfeng75243/
Faehn7599/
Pfend7595/
Foehn7583/
Pfent7574/
Femne7554/
Fehen7516/
Føien7516/
Fenth7513/
Pfien753/
Faenn752/
Feeng751/
Feenk751/
Fengh751/
Ffien751/
Hfeng751/
Fenqu751/
Wfeng751/
Femnk751/
Fennd750/
Fenng750/
Fentt750/
Fienn750/
Feehn750/
Ven679,321/
Fin676,700/
Fyn67221/
Fnd67186/
Pfendt67161/
Fem67151/
Fenova6761/
Fengue6753/
Fnh6714/
Hfn6713/
Femgne6712/
Fng679/
Fne678/
Fnt678/
Fåfeng677/
Ffn676/
Fnn674/
Vfn674/
Fhn673/
Fenová673/
Fín673/
Fnq672/
Pfn672/
Wfn672/
Fän671/
Feengh670/
Pfenne670/
Pfenng670/
Fennth670/
Ffendt670/

Fen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fen in the Hindi language
फेन्सीphensi53.33
फेनphena33.33
फेन्टाphenta13.33
Fen in the Russian language
Феньfen-
Fen in the Arabic language
فيونfywn-

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