Fenskey Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fenskey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fenskey Last Name Facts

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

Fenskey is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenskey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Fenskey occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Fenskey are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Fenskey is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Fenskey is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 94 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Fenskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fenskey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fenskey last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenskey Last Name Statistics demography

Fenskey earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.79% less than the national average, earning R 36,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenske9211,939/
Fensky92388/
Fenscke8625/
Fenskie8614/
Fenscky8610/
Fenskyi865/
Venskey861/
Fienske861/
Faenske860/
Fensket860/
Fenskee860/
Finskey860/
Fnske832/
Fenskaya8040/
Venske771,740/
Vensky77567/
Fenski77418/
Finsky77387/
Fenzke77319/
Fenska7773/
Finske777/
Femske773/
Fenzky772/
Faenskaya751/
Venskyi7147/
Vinskey7138/
Venscke7122/
Vaensky7118/
Fynskyi7110/
Voensky716/
Finskiy715/
Venskie713/
Venskyy713/
Fenskis712/
Viensky711/
Finskyy711/
Venssky711/
Venszky711/
Fensche711/
Finskie710/
Finskee710/
Venskaya67741/
Finskaya67430/
Vaenskyi674/
Vienskie674/
Fynskaya671/

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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 Fenskey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis