Venness Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Venness Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) One from Venice, Ital. Venezia, Latin Venetia [from the people-name Veneti, whowere poss. named from the colour of their costume— Latin venetus, bluish] Leonard de Venetia.—Close Rolls.

Venness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Venness (6) may also be a first name.

Venness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) One from Venice, Ital. Venezia, Latin Venetia [from the people-name Veneti, whowere poss. named from the colour of their costume— Latin venetus, bluish] Leonard de Venetia.—Close Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Venness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venness is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Venness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Venness is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Venness live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Venness is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 6 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vennes92665/
Benness86138/
Fenness8611/
Wenness869/
Vengnes865/
Vennest861/
Viennes861/
Vennesz861/
Venniss860/
Vinness860/
Venne836,396/
Fennesse806/
Viennies805/
Bennesse804/
Huenness800/
Vienne776,464/
Venner773,768/
Bennes77319/
Fennes77295/
Vennie77265/
Venney77251/
Vinnes77223/
Wennes77208/
Vennis7788/
Vennet7751/
Venned7731/
Vengne7718/
Vennee773/
Wnness771/
Vennea771/
Venneh771/
Vemnes771/
Vennez771/
Vennep770/
Bennesstt751/
Vnne7354/
Vnes732/
Benniss71417/
Vienney71341/
Fiennes71151/
Vennett71114/
Fennesz7179/
Wennesz7170/
Bennets7168/
Biennes7155/
Bennest7143/
Winness7140/
Fenneis7131/
Wenneis7126/
Vinnies7121/
Bennies7119/
Bennese7118/
Bennesh7118/
Binness716/
Vengner716/
Fennies716/
Vennice715/
Finness713/
Huennes713/
Ouennes713/
Vinnets711/
Vennise711/
Pfennes711/
Bennees711/
Benneis711/
Viennea711/
Vienneu711/
Fennest711/
Benneys711/
D'Venne711/
Vennish711/
Wynness710/
Wiennes710/
Viennie710/
Vingnes710/
Fenniss710/
Venna6710,845/
Bennetts676,065/
Benne673,701/
Venni671,220/
Venny67336/
Viennois67300/
Bennisse67275/
Bienneus67222/
Wenne67185/
Vynne67105/
Bennesch6797/
Vinne6796/
Wingness6733/
Fiennies6733/
Vnesh678/
Vinnie's671/
Bennedse671/
Vennechd671/
Vennhuis671/
Vnees671/
Vennj671/
Venné671/
Finneiss671/
Bennaiss671/
Waennies671/
Vgnes671/
Phinness670/
Feunniss670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Venness
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