Fenske Surname

43,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fenske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3641:15,0081,968
United States4,5621:79,4529,067
Canada9101:40,4905,045
Brazil3471:616,92922,962
Poland2851:133,36419,490
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Australia381:710,41347,396
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
England171:3,277,533109,658
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Fenske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenske (Russian: Фенске) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenske? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,547th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 610,398 people. The last name Fenske occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fenske are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,364 people, or 1 in 15,008. In Germany Fenske is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Fenske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fenske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fenske last name increased 1,958 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fenske last name are 21.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fenske earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.41% more than the national average, earning R 568,932 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $48,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenskey9238/
Fenscke9225/
Fenskie9214/
Fienske921/
Faenske920/
Fensket920/
Fenskee920/
Fnske912/
Fensk911/
Venske831,740/
Fenski83418/
Fensky83388/
Fenzke83319/
Fenska8373/
Finske837/
Femske833/
Fenskt831/
Venscke7722/
Fenscky7710/
Fenskyi775/
Venskie773/
Fenskis772/
Fensche771/
Venskey771/
Finskie770/
Finskey770/
Finskee770/
Fynsk73110/
Finsk7351/
Vensk736/
Fenskaya7140/
Vienskie714/
Venzke672,268/
Vensky67567/
Finsky67387/
Venski67237/
Finska67127/
Venský6743/
Finski6723/
Venské6713/
Fenzky672/
Fenzki672/
Feński671/
Vensck671/
Fensca671/
Vinske670/
Finsck670/

Fenske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenske in the Russian language
Фенскеfenske-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fenske
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