Fenichel Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Fenichel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenichel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Israel531:161,46516,670
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Fenichel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenichel occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Fénichel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenichel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 828,895th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fenichel are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 1,444,059. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 29 percent are found, New Jersey, where 19 percent are found and Maryland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Fenichel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenichel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fenichel surname expanded 25,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenichel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fenichel surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the party.

Fenichel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.51% more than the national average, earning $55,449 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fénichel961/
Fenichell9431/
Fenischel941/
Fenikhel881/
Fenilhe801/
Finickel7512/
Fengel71339/
Fenile71111/
Venhel71110/
Fenoil7126/
Feneul7122/
Fenele7117/
Voneichel717/
Feineigel712/
Feneal711/
Feneil710/
Fenille67141/
Fenelle6712/
Finicil671/
Finigel671/
Venicil671/
Fengill670/
Fenaille63151/
Vannechel5930/
Fingel57141/
Venail5741/
Feinle5738/
Fingil5713/
Fenoyl577/
Venhyl573/
Finile573/
Venoil572/
Finelh572/
Finele571/
Finoil571/
Finelle53235/
Finhill5322/
Veenhil531/
Venezel531/
Finekel530/
Phenille500/
Finesell500/

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Fenichel Reference & Research

Fenichel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Fenichel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis