Fenen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fenen (321) may also be a first name.

Fenen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenen (Russian: Фенен) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fenen is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Fenen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Fenen live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fenen is also the 489,856th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 321 people.

The surname Fenen is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Fenen is mostly found in: Benue, where 50 percent are found and Kaduna, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Fenen exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Fenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fenen last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feinen91602/
Fienen9182/
Feneng9131/
Fenaen913/
Feenen912/
Feunen911/
Foenen911/
Feanen911/
Foehnen831/
Fiehnen831/
Fanen801,020/
Fenin80934/
Fenyn80423/
Finen8069/
Venen8051/
Fonen803/
Fynen800/
Fening73873/
Fenina73866/
Venien73303/
Fenijn73210/
Fenyna73158/
Fienin73117/
Fannen73102/
Fenion7353/
Fohnen7336/
Feenin7330/
Veenen7325/
Fesnin7319/
Faanen736/
Feunin733/
Fegnin733/
Faenin732/
Vienen732/
Fenyon732/
Veynen731/
Fengin731/
Veunen731/
Feinin731/
Feenhn731/
Fenisn731/
Finenc731/
Fijnen731/
Fegnem731/
Pfenin731/
Fesnem730/
Fignen730/
Feninn730/
Finenn730/
Phenen730/
Fenhne730/
Pfening67263/
Venienė67151/
Feening6712/
Pfannen673/
Foineng671/
Faannen671/
Feining670/
Phenien670/
Feninck670/

Fenen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenen in the Russian language
Фененfenen-

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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
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  • 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 Fenen
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