Fenek Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Fenek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6201:62,30910,334
Cyprus461:19,2362,231
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fenek (25) may also be a first name.

Fenek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenek (Russian: Фенек) occurs most in Algeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fenek is the 455,289th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Fenek live; 83 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

Fenek is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 62,309. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 40 percent live, Algiers Province, where 35 percent live and Jijel Province, where 25 percent live. Outside of Algeria Fenek exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Fenek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fenek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fenek last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feneck91393/
Feinek918/
Fenezk911/
Feneke910/
Feuneck833/
Fenechk832/
Feneick830/
Feneyck830/
Fenik801,171/
Fenyk80719/
Venek80208/
Fanek80150/
Finek80134/
Fenex8077/
Feník8018/
Fonek809/
Fenec804/
Fenekova771/
Feneycke770/
Fenick73254/
Veneck7360/
Fenike7338/
Fenyok7320/
Feunik7318/
Feinik7314/
Fingek7313/
Faneck7310/
Fenuik738/
Veneik736/
Fenikh735/
Fejnik732/
Fenitk731/
Fenijk731/
Fionek731/
Faynek731/
Foneck731/
Fineik731/
Fineck730/
Feeneg730/
Fineke730/
Fenkova67106/
Fineske6775/
Fienieg6755/
Feneque6746/
Fesnick6739/
Feenick6733/
Fenique6720/
Fenaike678/
Feinike671/
Fisneck671/
Feysnik671/
Feinick671/
Fenicks671/
Fenhick671/
Pheneck671/
Fineask670/
Faneyck670/
Fenuick670/
Fanneck670/

Fenek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenek in the Russian language
Фенекfenek-

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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
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  • 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 Fenek
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