Fentahun Surname

20,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fentahun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fentahun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia26,8841:3,628601
Israel741:115,64412,871
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Fentahun (13,575) may also be a first name.

Fentahun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fentahun is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fentahun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,280th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 270,169 people. The surname Fentahun is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fentahun live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Fentahun is also the 49,773rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 13,575 people.

The surname Fentahun is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 26,884 people, or 1 in 3,628. Outside of Ethiopia Fentahun is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Fentahun Last Name Statistics demography

Fentahun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fentahuen941/
Fenthaun881/
Fentan8621/
Fnthun866/
Fentun862/
Fenthum8046/
Feuntun8015/
Fentang8015/
Fentane808/
Fenthon801/
Fenteun801/
Fentain801/
Feuntan801/
Fenntan800/
Feunteun75654/
Fentiyan755/
Fentayen751/
Fentayon751/
Fenton7148,381/
Fintan71319/
Fentum71121/
Ventan7141/
Fentouene711/
Fntain710/
Venthan67593/
Fentham6760/
Phentan678/
Fintung671/
Fentton671/
Fintaan671/
Fentein671/
Fentoum671/
Fintane671/
Phentun671/
Ventanh671/
Feenton670/

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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 Fentahun
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