Fentie Surname

60,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fentie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fentie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,2101:11,8811,754
Canada1101:334,96030,494
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fentie (47,297) may also be a first name.

Fentie Last Name Facts

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

Fentie occurs most in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fentie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,128th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 869,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fentie reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 19,372nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 47,297 people.

The surname Fentie is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Not including Ethiopia Fentie occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Fentie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fentie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fentie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fentie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Fentie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fentuie921/
Fente913,710/
Fenti91666/
Fuente8320,088/
Fenter83910/
Fentes8362/
Fentis8341/
Ventie8315/
Fenteš838/
Fentet834/
Fentje834/
Fentiz833/
Fuenti832/
Fenteh832/
Fintie832/
Fentea831/
Fentei831/
Fentey831/
Fentez831/
Foente831/
Fnte802/
Fnti801/
Fentaye7721,894/
Fuenteh7741/
Fientje7722/
Fuentea775/
Fentiss774/
Fenther772/
Fentich771/
Pfenter771/
Feentes771/
Fentter771/
Fentess770/
Fehnter770/
Fentoia770/
Fenta7333,377/
Vente736,265/
Venti732,254/
Fenty731,711/
Finti73306/
Finte7343/
Femti7312/
Femte732/
Fntes731/
Fuentejo711/
Fentaiah711/
Fenntaye711/
D'Fuente711/
Feuntheu711/
Viente67515/
Finter67386/
Venteu6788/
Fionte6738/
Finteh6735/
Vaenti6732/
Fintio6726/
Fentay6726/
Ventui6725/
Ventje6722/
Fuenty6717/
Fünter6716/
Fintes6716/
Ventti6714/
Fentou6710/
Ventii679/
Venthe675/
Vienti674/
Vennti673/
Finted672/
Ventue672/
Ventai672/
Ventey672/
Fintei671/
Ventiy671/
Phente671/
Fionti671/
Fentaj671/
Ventte671/
Veenti671/
Vaente671/
Vintie671/
Femtee671/
Femteh671/
Fintoi671/
Venthi671/
Fintet670/
Fintey670/
Fehnty670/

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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
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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 Fentie
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