Fenken Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fenken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenken has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fenken is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Fenken are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Fenken is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 15 percent reside and South Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Fenken exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fencken9221/
Fenkeng927/
Feunken921/
Fienken920/
Feunkeun861/
Finken833,288/
Venken83552/
Fenkin83376/
Fenkyn833/
Fenkem833/
Fencen830/
Fincken77431/
Vencken77210/
Vienken77187/
Fenkina7767/
Fenchen779/
Fenkyna774/
Fenkink770/
Fengchen7195/
Venckienė672,314/
Vinken671,439/
Finkin67121/
Phengkeng6768/
Venkin6762/
Fynkyn6713/
Phengkaen679/
Venkyn677/
Finkem671/
Fencin670/

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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 Fenken
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