Fentum Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fentum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fentum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:733,13240,828
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Jersey41:12,9712,116

Fentum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fentum is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fentum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Fentum are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

Fentum is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 733,132. In England Fentum is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 25 percent are found, Dorset, where 20 percent are found and Greater London, where 16 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Fentum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fentum has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fentum last name expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fentum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fentum surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fentum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 204.32% more than the national average, earning $131,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $65,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenthum9246/
Fientum923/
Fentoum921/
Fentom8322/
Ventum834/
Fentun832/
Feuntun7715/
Ventoum779/
Fenteun771/
Fentahun7126,974/
Feunteun71654/
Fenthaun711/
Fenton6748,381/
Fentoń6717/
Fnthun676/
Fintung621/
Phentun621/
Fenthon621/
Fentton621/
Phentom621/
Feenton620/
Finton501,032/
Vyntun5017/
Fynton508/
Vintun502/

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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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  • 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 Fentum
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