Fenk Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7351:109,53113,512
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
Austria691:123,41217,157
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Fenk (53) may also be a first name.

Fenk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenk (Hindi: फेंक, Marathi: ॅन्क, Russian: Фенк) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,208th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Fenk reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 53 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 109,531. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 63 percent reside, Thuringia, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Fenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fenk surname rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fenk last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fenk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $44,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenke8963/
Fenck8927/
Femnk891/
Fenkz891/
Feenk891/
Fienk891/
Fnk8614/
Fencke8043/
Fengke803/
Fencks801/
Fesnke801/
Fienck800/
Feng759,447,690/
Fink75102,873/
Venk75275/
Fynk75234/
Fenc75134/
Fenq754/
Fnnk753/
Fnqk752/
Fnkc751/
Fænk751/
Fínk751/
Pfnk751/
Fnhk751/
Fnkk751/
Hfnk751/
Fenkova73106/
Fenková7320/
Fehncke7311/
Finke6724,840/
Finck6710,657/
Foeng671,011/
Pfeng67243/
Venck67181/
Fenqe6757/
Fieng6746/
Fynke6734/
Feung6729/
Finnk6729/
Fencková6717/
Fueng6717/
Finkt679/
Phenk673/
Finkh673/
Venkk673/
Pfink672/
Fünke672/
Fünck672/
Fingk671/
Fuunk671/
Femck671/
Fengs671/
Fnkcx671/
Vaenk671/
Fengh671/
Hfeng671/
Fenqu671/
Wfeng671/
Vfnkx671/
Wfenx671/
Feeng671/
Fenng670/

Fenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenk in the Marathi language
ॅन्कenka-
Fenk in the Hindi language
फेंकphenka50
फेन्कphenka50
Fenk in the Russian language
Фенкfenk-

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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
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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 Fenk
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