Ffennell Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ffennell Surname Definition:

Ó Fionnghail (W) Much confused with Fennelly, q.v. Fennell is also an English name found in Ormond since the fourteenth century. MIF 105

Ffennell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Ffennell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fionnghail (W) Much confused with Fennelly, q.v. Fennell is also an English name found in Ormond since the fourteenth century. MIF 105

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ffennell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ffennell occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ffennell.

How Common Is The Last Name Ffennell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ffennell live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 79 percent reside and Greater London, where 21 percent reside.

Ffennell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennell9326,779/
Fengnell885/
Fennelll881/
Fiennell881/
Fenneell881/
Fenniell880/
Fennel861,728/
Fennll860/
Finnell804,131/
Vennell80481/
Fennelt801/
Fenniel801/
Foennel801/
Fennill801/
Fnell771/
Fenll770/
Phennell751/
Finnel71177/
Vennel71109/
Finnll711/
Fennil710/
Vinnell67178/
Phennel6723/
Venneel672/
Fnel672/
Ffnl671/
Vennelæ671/
Finnill670/

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Footnotes

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