Faynberg Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Faynberg Surname User-submission:

Faynberg is a variant spelling of the Yiddish ornamental surname Feinberg, meaning 'fine or fair mountain'.

Faynberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1851:779,04464,443
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Faynberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Faynberg is a variant spelling of the Yiddish ornamental surname Feinberg, meaning 'fine or fair mountain'.

- haffman97

Faynberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faynberg (Russian: Файнберг) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faynberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 778,856th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Faynberg live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Faynberg is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 779,044. In Russia Faynberg is primarily found in: Moscow, where 17 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside and Republic of Karelia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Faynberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Faynberg surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Faynberg last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Faynberg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Faynberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faynberg in the Russian language
Файнбергfajnberg-

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