Fensom Surname

268,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fensom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fensom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5791:96,23210,237
Australia4451:60,6647,336
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Canada941:391,97434,739
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Fensom Last Name Facts

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

Fensom occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fensom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,397th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,012,067 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Fensom live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 96,232. In England Fensom is most prevalent in: Bedfordshire, where 13 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Fensom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fensom has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fensom last name increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fensom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fensom surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fensom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fensome921,308/
Fenson83433/
Finsom830/
Fensham77690/
Faenson779/
Fendjom773/
Fension772/
Fensong771/
Fienson771/
Fensone770/
Finsome770/
Fiension711/
Finson67233/
Fensan6774/
Fencon6714/
Femson6711/
Fensen676/
Venzom673/
Femjom671/
Fincom671/
Fenjon671/
Vinsom671/

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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 Fensom
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