Fenning Surname

194,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fenning Surname Definition:

(English) 1? Fægen’s Son [Anglo-Saxon *Fægening—fægen, fain, joyful + the fil. suff. -ing] 2 Dweller at the Fen-Meadow [Old English fenn + ing (Old Norse eng) a meadow]

Fenning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States5231:693,03854,910
England3201:174,11915,890
Australia2881:93,73510,700
Northern Ireland1201:15,3752,088
Canada881:418,70036,754
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Ireland231:204,7368,142
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Wales81:386,81619,671
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Fenning (2,703) may also be a first name.

Fenning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1? Fægen’s Son [Anglo-Saxon *Fægening—fægen, fain, joyful + the fil. suff. -ing] 2 Dweller at the Fen-Meadow [Old English fenn + ing (Old Norse eng) a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name mainly found in Belfast; also a modern variant of Fanning, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

May be local, but I do not find the place. I think it may possibly be a Scandinavian personal name, and the genitive form, Fennings, rather confirms this view.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fenning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenning (Russian: Феннинг) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenning? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,439th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,372,303 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 30 percent of Fenning reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 140,854th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,703 people.

The surname Fenning is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Other than Ghana Fenning is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Fenning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fenning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fenning surname expanded 646 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fenning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fenning last name is chiefly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fenning last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Fenning earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 807.75% more than the national average, earning R 2,157,170 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $51,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfenning932,081/
Fennings93223/
Fuenning9369/
Fienning9342/
Fennin9264/
Pfennings88488/
Pfeenning881/
Venning862,727/
Finning86362/
Fünning8674/
Pfennin861/
Fennina861/
Fennien860/
Femning860/
Phenning8055/
Finnings804/
Fuenneng801/
Venningø801/
Pfinning800/
Fennen77823/
Finnin77612/
Vennin77438/
Femnin771/
Phennings751/
Pffinning750/
Fnin730/
Vinning71387/
Vennink71248/
Finnäng7111/
Vennäng713/
Femneng711/
Fennyon711/
Fennent710/
Finnion710/
Fnina67205/
Phengnin67158/

Fenning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenning in the Russian language
Феннингfenning-

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