Fenama Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fenama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Fenama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenama occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Fenama live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 86 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Fenama Last Name Statistics demography

Fenama earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning R 229,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenamah921/
Fanama83231/
Finama8398/
Fonama839/
Fenamo833/
Fenema832/
Venama832/
Fenami831/
Venamma77727/
Feenema7767/
Fenemah778/
Fenamou774/
Veenama773/
Venamah773/
Fenosma771/
Fengamo771/
Fenamuy771/
Fenammi771/
Venaama771/
Fingama771/
Finhama771/
Fegname771/
Fuinama771/
Fanamai771/
Veenamma7122/
Fannamay710/
Venema679,423/
Vanama674,335/
Phenammat67207/
Fonoma6729/
Vinama6726/
Finamo678/
Fenome675/
Fanema673/
Phenammas672/
Fenemo672/
Finami672/
Fanoma671/
Fenomo671/
Fanamo671/
Finoma671/
Finema671/
Fiñama671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fenama
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