Fenst Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fenst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark561:100,7989,513
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fenst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenst is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fenst is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Fenst is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fenst reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 100,798. In Denmark Fenst is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 63 percent live, Region Zealand, where 32 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark Fenst is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.

Fenst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fenst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fenst surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenste911/
Fuenst910/
Fens89986/
Fnst899/
Pfenste830/
Fiens8034/
Foens8031/
Venst8020/
Fense8014/
Finst806/
Fehns803/
Feens802/
Fenns801/
Fuens800/
Fenss800/
Fensh800/
Fensz800/
Faens800/
Fns754/
Fensch73491/
Fentje734/
Fiensh734/
Fencht731/
Fenshe731/
Foehns731/
Fennse730/
Finste730/
Fenz671,409/
Vens671,284/
Fins67778/
Føns67133/
Fems6740/
Finnstø6717/
Fyns6713/
Feemste675/
Fnse675/
Fiensch673/
Feensch671/
Fnxt671/
Ffns671/
Vnst671/
Pfns671/
Fensche671/
Fnsh671/

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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 Fenst
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