Fentham Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fentham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fentham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Fentham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fentham is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fentham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Fentham live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 77 percent are found, Cornwall, where 13 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 7 percent are found. Beside England it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Fentham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fentham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fentham last name increased 295 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ventham86561/
Phentham8022/
Fenthaun801/
Fentom7722/
Fentan7721/
Ventam777/
Fintam772/
Phientham751/
Venthan71593/
Fentang7115/
Fentane718/
Fentain711/
Fentoum711/
Fenthon711/
Feuntan711/
Fenntan710/
Vintham710/
Fentahun6726,974/
Phintham6744/
Phenthan674/
Vaenthan671/
Vntam671/

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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 Fentham
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