Fenkes Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fenkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1041:774,09157,434
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fenkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenkes is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenkes? popularity and diffusion

Fenkes is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Fenkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fenkes are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany Fenkes is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Fenkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fenkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenke9163/
Fenker83438/
Finkes83332/
Feunke8348/
Fencke8343/
Fenkeu8321/
Fienke8313/
Fences834/
Fuenke834/
Fengke833/
Fenkeh832/
Fesnke831/
Foenke831/
Fenkey830/
Fenkie830/
Fencker77104/
Fehnker7773/
Feenker7751/
Fiencke7724/
Fehncke7711/
Fengkie773/
Fennker772/
Fenkech771/
Fengket771/
Fenches771/
Venkesh771/
Fienkeh771/
Fienkeu771/
Finke7324,840/
Venke73738/
Fence7391/
Fenqe7357/
Fynke7334/
Fenki7320/
Fenka7313/
Fünke732/
Fenky732/
Fnkje731/
Fincke671,327/
Finkey67244/
Venkey6779/
Finkie6766/
Venkie6756/
Vinkes6753/
Fengki6753/
Fencki6739/
Venkei6724/
Finkeh6722/
Fuenki6721/
Fingke6717/
Finkei6715/
Fencka6715/
Venkeh6715/
Vencke6711/
Fengky679/
Finkesová675/
Vienke674/
Fencea674/
Fenche674/
Finkis673/
Fenkai672/
Finkea672/
Finces672/
Vehnke672/
Finkeu672/
Fenkoa672/
Finkez671/
Finket671/
Fenkui671/
Femker671/
Fencis671/
Fencey671/
Fenkoj671/
Fenkuy671/
Fuinke671/
Finkce670/

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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 Fenkes
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