Fensten Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fensten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fensten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fensten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fensten has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fensten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fensten reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 57 percent reside, Colorado, where 29 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 46 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Fensten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fensten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fensten surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fensteen931/
Fienstien883/
Finsten8635/
Femsten861/
Vensten860/
Finstuen80150/
Vennsten8025/
Pfinsten802/
Finstien801/
Finsteen801/
Vienstien750/
Vinsten7161/
Vinsteen6712/
Vinstien671/

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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 Fensten
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