Fenyan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fenyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fenyan (8,880) may also be a first name.

Fenyan Last Name Facts

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

Fenyan is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenyan? popularity and diffusion

Fenyan is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Fenyan are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 66,319th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 8,880 people.

Fenyan is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia Fenyan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feanyan921/
Feanyane867/
Fenhan83104/
Venyan8378/
Fegnan8342/
Fenjan8327/
Fenian8327/
Fenyon832/
Fenyam832/
Finyan831/
Fenayon7795/
Feneșan7771/
Fenhahn777/
Feniant775/
Fenhann774/
Fenjian772/
Fenjane772/
Feniane771/
Fesnian771/
Feinhan771/
Fengean771/
Fenehan770/
Feignant7121/
Feneon67240/
Finjan67119/
Finian6776/
Fenion6753/
Finean6730/
Fegnon676/
Venian674/
Finhan672/
Fenham672/
Finyon671/
Fenhon671/
Fenjon671/
Venjan670/

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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 Fenyan
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