Feng Surname

55th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,447,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Feng Surname User-submission:

The Chinese surname Feng comes from the root word 风 (fēng), meaning 'wind' or 'air'.

Feng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China9,349,2791:14631
Taiwan40,3851:58165
Thailand15,0141:4,705152
United States12,6871:28,5693,547
Singapore8,1621:675113
Hong Kong5,8891:1,246123
Canada3,5071:10,5061,578
Australia2,1851:12,3551,798
Dominican Republic1,0551:9,889827
Malaysia1,0021:29,4352,550
Macau8781:685130
France8471:78,42111,036
Spain6061:77,1496,714
England5921:94,11810,066
Venezuela4801:62,9252,829
Brazil4251:503,70418,988
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates3551:25,8092,888
Germany3411:236,08626,021
New Zealand3281:13,8062,394
Japan3141:407,14712,995
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Sweden1941:50,7563,920
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Ecuador1581:100,6706,194
Suriname1531:3,612692
Costa Rica1301:36,770979
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Brunei991:4,230670
Iran961:799,81840,023
Panama961:40,7532,141
Cambodia731:212,1533,101
Aruba691:1,500210
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Norway561:91,82712,640
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Chile431:409,68511,039
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Curaçao371:4,250100
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Finland331:166,56714,872
Guam331:4,852643
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Austria261:327,51736,002
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Korea171:3,014,133592
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
American Samoa141:3,983910
Belize141:25,3911,935
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Wales121:257,87814,969
India111:69,733,217610,955
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tonga41:26,828461
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Feng (25,226) may also be a first name.

Feng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chinese surname Feng comes from the root word 风 (fēng), meaning 'wind' or 'air'.

- syedhumaid109

Feng Last Name Facts

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

Feng (Russian: Фенг) occurs most in China. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feng is the 55th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 771 people. Feng is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Feng reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Feng is also the 31,779th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 25,226 people.

The surname is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 9,349,279 people, or 1 in 146. Outside of China it occurs in 129 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Feng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feng last name increased 181,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feng surname are 11.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning 308,544 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,489 per year; in South Africa they earn 356.27% more than the national average, earning R 1,084,280 per year; in United States they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning $49,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foeng891,011/
Pfeng89243/
Fieng8946/
Feung8929/
Fueng8917/
Feeng891/
Fengs891/
Fengh891/
Hfeng891/
Wfeng891/
Fenng890/
Fen868,543/
Fng869/
Fengue8053/
Fengås8012/
Fåfeng807/
Fengke803/
Pfenng800/
Feengh800/
Fenn7516,483/
Veng753,877/
Fehn753,447/
Fent751,773/
Fend751,507/
Fien751,505/
Fenk751,205/
Fuen75827/
Fing75814/
Foen75575/
Feen75484/
Fenc75134/
Fång75116/
Feun7525/
Faen7520/
Femg755/
Fenq754/
Hfen754/
Fíng751/
Ffng751/
Fhng751/
Fesn751/
Fheheng731/
Pheng6729,709/
Voeng677,746/
Fendt674,226/
Vaeng673,046/
Vieng671,926/
Fiehn67826/
Fn67556/
Fenne67549/
Fingh67316/
Fiong67223/
Faehn6799/
Pfend6795/
Foehn6783/
Pfent6774/
Fenke6763/
Fenqe6757/
Femne6754/
Fings6739/
Fenck6727/
Fehen6716/
Føien6716/
Fenth6713/
Fyong679/
Fuing679/
Vengh674/
Pfien673/
Fingc672/
Faenn672/
Fenkz671/
Wfenx671/
Fenqu671/
Ffien671/
Fängå671/
Fingk671/
Fienk671/
Feenk671/
Femnk671/
Fennd670/
Feehn670/
Vengg670/
Fienn670/
Fentt670/
Pfing670/

Feng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feng in the Russian language
Фенгfeng-

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