Fainstein Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Estonia

Fainstein Surname User-submission:

Fainstein is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, which comes from the German words fein or fain, meaning 'fine', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

Fainstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Moldova51:712,27439,996
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Fainštein (9) are calculated separately.

Fainstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fainstein is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, which comes from the German words fein or fain, meaning 'fine', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

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Fainstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fainstein occurs most in Argentina. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fainštein. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fainstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Fainstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 642,991st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. Fainstein is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Fainstein reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Fainstein is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 189,971. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 54 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent live and Entre Ríos Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Argentina this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Fainstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fainstein last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Fainstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.58% less than the national average, earning R 124,572 per year; in United States they earn 68.02% more than the national average, earning $72,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $66,438 CAD per year.

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