Fenta Surname

16,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fenta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia33,1621:2,942513
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fenta (81,489) may also be a first name.

Fenta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻨﺘﺎ, Hindi: फेन्टा) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,622nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 218,340 people. The surname Fenta is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fenta live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 12,179th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 81,489 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 33,162 people, or 1 in 2,942. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Fenta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fenta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fenta last name rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fenta Last Name Statistics demography

Fenta earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning $31,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fentas9137/
Fentay9126/
Fuenta9110/
Fentat911/
Fentap911/
Fentah911/
Fentea911/
Fentaj911/
Fnta892/
Fuentea835/
Femntah831/
Fehntay831/
Finta804,719/
Fente803,710/
Venta803,475/
Fenty801,711/
Fenti80666/
Fento8049/
Fynta8031/
Fínta801/
Fuente7320,088/
Fentie738,383/
Fenter73910/
Fintas7363/
Fentes7362/
Fentis7341/
Fyntas7323/
Fintha7319/
Fentos7319/
Fuenty7317/
Fentou7310/
Fenteš738/
Fionta738/
Fuinta736/
Fuento735/
Fentje734/
Ventha734/
Fentet734/
Vendta733/
Fisnta733/
Fentiz733/
Fenteh732/
Fintad732/
Fiento732/
Vienta732/
Fentgo732/
Fuenti732/
Phenta732/
Ventai732/
Foente731/
Fentuo731/
Fentei731/
Fentez731/
Fentoh731/
Fentey731/
Fintah731/
Fentoz731/
Fehnty730/
Fentous67261/
Phentai67159/
Fuenteh6741/
Fintaha6710/
Phentha675/
Fentiss674/
Fintajz674/
Ventaha673/
Fientoh673/
Fntj672/
Fnte672/
Fenther672/
Venthea672/
Feentes671/
Feuntou671/
Fenntoh671/
Fentter671/
Fintash671/
Fentouh671/
Fnti671/
Fentich671/
Fintahe671/
Pfenter671/
Fehnter670/
Fentess670/

Fenta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻨﺘﺎfnta-
Fenta in the Hindi language
फेन्टाphenta87.14
फेंटाphenta7.14
फेण्टाphenta2.86
फेन्ताphenta2.86

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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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  • 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 Fenta
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