Fenwell Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fenwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Fenwell (10) may also be a first name.

Fenwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenwell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Fenwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fenwell live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fenwell is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.

Fenwell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Fenwell is primarily found in: New Hampshire, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Ohio, where 33 percent are found. Apart from The United States Fenwell is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found.

Fenwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fenwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fenwell surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feinwell930/
Finwell862/
Venwell861/
Fenbell861/
Fenwill860/
Fnwll831/
Fenuel774/
Fenbel772/
Vinwell712/
Fienuel710/
Phenwill671/
Finuel625/
Fembel621/
Finbel621/
Venuel620/
Phenuel5718/
Fimbell572/
Foinwile531/

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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 Fenwell
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