Fenthum Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fenthum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenthum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773

Fenthum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenthum is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenthum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Fenthum is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fenthum reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Fenthum is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa Fenthum is most common in: Free State, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 24 percent are found.

Fenthum Last Name Statistics demography

Fenthum earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 113.25% more than the national average, earning R 506,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fentum92121/
Fientum863/
Fentoum861/
Fentahun8026,974/
Fenthaun801/
Fentom7722/
Fnthun776/
Ventum774/
Fentun772/
Feuntun7115/
Ventoum719/
Fenteun711/
Fenthon711/
Feunteun67654/
Fenton6248,381/
Fentoń6217/
Fintung571/
Phentun571/
Fentton571/
Phentom571/
Feenton570/
Phimthum531/

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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 Fenthum
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