Fenning Surname
Approximately 2,161 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| United States | 523 | 1:693,038 | 54,910 |
| England | 320 | 1:174,119 | 15,890 |
| Australia | 288 | 1:93,735 | 10,700 |
| Northern Ireland | 120 | 1:15,375 | 2,088 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 317 | 1:76,894 | 8,364 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
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]
An English name mainly found in Belfast; also a modern variant of Fanning, q.v
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.
Fenning Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfenning | 93 | 2,081 | / |
| Fennings | 93 | 223 | / |
| Fuenning | 93 | 69 | / |
| Fienning | 93 | 42 | / |
| Fennin | 92 | 64 | / |
| Pfennings | 88 | 488 | / |
| Pfeenning | 88 | 1 | / |
| Venning | 86 | 2,727 | / |
| Finning | 86 | 362 | / |
| Fünning | 86 | 74 | / |
| Pfennin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fennina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fennien | 86 | 0 | / |
| Femning | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phenning | 80 | 55 | / |
| Finnings | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fuenneng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Venningø | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfinning | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fennen | 77 | 823 | / |
| Finnin | 77 | 612 | / |
| Vennin | 77 | 438 | / |
| Femnin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phennings | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pffinning | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fnin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vinning | 71 | 387 | / |
| Vennink | 71 | 248 | / |
| Finnäng | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vennäng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Femneng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fennyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fennent | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finnion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fnina | 67 | 205 | / |
| Phengnin | 67 | 158 | / |
Fenning Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fenning in the Russian language | ||
| Феннинг | fenning | - |
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