Fening Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fening Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fening Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fening (59) may also be a first name.

Fening Last Name Facts

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

Fening (Russian: Фенинг) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fening? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fening is the 402,148th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Fening live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Fening Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fening has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fening Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fening surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

The amount Fening earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.63% more than the national average, earning R 350,820 per year and in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfening92263/
Feuning9252/
Fiening9231/
Feening9212/
Feining920/
Fenin91934/
Pfenings861/
Pfeaning861/
Fenina83866/
Foning83555/
Vening83353/
Fenijn83210/
Fienin83117/
Fenion8353/
Faning8349/
Fining8348/
Feneng8331/
Feenin8330/
Fesnin8319/
Feunin833/
Fegnin833/
Feinin831/
Fenisn831/
Pfenin831/
Fengin831/
Feninn830/
Fyning830/
Fanning7722,496/
Fahning77597/
Veening77405/
Viening7771/
Veyning7769/
Fönings7734/
Faaning7730/
Fonning7720/
Finiong7713/
Foningg7713/
Veninng771/
Feuneng771/
Phening770/
Veining770/
Feninck770/
Faninng770/
Faining770/
Venin731,159/
Fenyn73423/
Finin73223/
Fenen737/
Fenim732/
Pfahning7160/
Feninová7123/
Feninova711/
Faanning711/
Fannning711/
Fanningh711/
Pfuining710/
Pfanning710/
Fahnning710/
Vining678,222/
Feinen67602/
Fionin67565/
Venien67303/
Fenyna67158/
Finina67113/
Foneng6788/
Fienen6782/
Vaning6725/
Fainin6716/
Veenin6715/
Phenin6712/
Faynin6710/
Finion676/
Fenaen673/
Feenen672/
Fenincová672/
Veneng672/
Voning672/
Fignin672/
Fenyon672/
Fingin671/
Feenhn671/
Feanen671/
Fénina671/
Feunen671/
Faneng671/
Finenn670/
Fenhne670/

Fening Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fening in the Russian language
Фенингfening-

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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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  • 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 Fening
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