Fenig Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Fenig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Poland751:506,78349,442
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fenig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenig is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,111,382nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fenig are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 32 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 34 percent live and Mexico, where 11 percent live.

Fenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fenig surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fenig earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.81% more than the national average, earning $69,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 183.23% more than the national average, earning $140,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feinig91104/
Pfenig9132/
Feenig910/
Fenigh910/
Faenig910/
Fienieg8355/
Fenicgh831/
Fenix802,475/
Fenik801,171/
Fenic8083/
Venig8040/
Fanig8028/
Fenigová772/
Fenick73254/
Fesnic73111/
Feșnic7341/
Fenike7338/
Feunik7318/
Feinik7314/
Fannig739/
Fenuik738/
Feenix735/
Fenikh735/
Fenicx734/
Fhenix733/
Fejnik732/
Fenijk731/
Fenixs731/
Fenisx731/
Fenitk731/
Finigs730/
Fahnig730/
Fonnig730/
Veinig730/
Feeneg730/
Pfenigová711/
Fesnick6739/
Veneigh6733/
Feenick6733/
Fenique6720/
Fenaike678/
Finigue674/
Finiggs673/
Fenicks671/
Fenhick671/
Feinike671/
Feinick671/
Feysnik671/
Phenicg671/
Feneick670/
Fenuick670/

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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 Fenig
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