Fensch Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fensch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fensch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3321:242,48626,520
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
France311:2,142,668174,004
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fensch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fensch occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fensch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 624,505th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Fensch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fensch reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Fensch is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany Fensch is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Fensch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fensch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fensch last name rose 2,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fensch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fensch last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Fensch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $40,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiensch923/
Feensch921/
Fensche921/
Fench91110/
Fensh910/
Finsch8355/
Fenche834/
Fiensh834/
Fenshe831/
Fencht831/
Feench831/
Fennch830/
Fens80986/
Fnsh801/
Fnch800/
Finch7372,208/
Fence7391/
Fenst7362/
Fynch7346/
Fiens7334/
Foens7331/
Fense7314/
Finsh736/
Vensh734/
Fehns733/
Feens732/
Femch731/
Fenns731/
Fuens730/
Fenss730/
Fensz730/
Faens730/
Finche6740/
Ffinch6735/
Vinsch678/
Fns674/
Vünsch674/
Finnch672/
Foehns671/
Vűnsch671/
Fennse670/
Fincht670/
Finshe670/

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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 Fensch
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