Fenten Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fenten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3011:267,46028,463
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Fenten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenten (Russian: Фентен) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 708,658th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. Fenten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fenten live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 267,460. In Germany Fenten is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Fenten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenten has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fenten earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.21% less than the national average, earning $17,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenteng92779/
Fuenten927/
Fenteun921/
Feunten921/
Feunteun86654/
Fentem83285/
Venten83264/
Finten8370/
Fentin8366/
Fünten8320/
Fiendtien801/
Fentina7743/
Venthen7710/
Fention775/
Fenting773/
Finteng771/
Fuinten771/
Fintten770/
Vnten730/
Venthien7111/
Vaenthen716/
Ventienė711/
Ventin67728/
Vinten67657/
Fintin6721/
Ventín679/
Fentim672/
Fintina62679/
Fyntyna6210/
Vientin629/
Vaentin623/
Fiontina5710/
Phention570/
Vintin50280/
Vintén5012/
Vyntyn504/
Fintim502/
Vyntin501/
Femtén501/

Fenten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenten in the Russian language
Фентенfenten-

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Fenten Reference & Research

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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 Fenten
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