Feinstein Surname
Approximately 7,387 people bear this surname
Feinstein Surname Definition:
(German) Fine stone.
Feinstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,537 | 1:65,461 | 7,638 |
| Israel | 1,309 | 1:6,538 | 994 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Belize | 18 | 1:19,749 | 1,760 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Feinstein (28) may also be a first name.
Feinstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Fine stone.
(from an ancestor's occupation) The name means “fine stone” and was assumed by one who dealt in precious stones, gold, and silver—a jeweler. Feinstein may also be a version of Weinstein and this would refer to a wine dealer.
Feinstein Demographics
Average Feinstein Salary in
United States
$60,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Feinstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feinstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Feinstein occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feinstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Feinstein is the 67,377th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 986,537 people. The last name Feinstein occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Feinstein live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,537 people, or 1 in 65,461. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Feinstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Feinstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feinstein surname increased 34,606 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Feinstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Feinstein surname are 41.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.34% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Feinstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.96% more than the national average, earning R 667,668 per year; in United States they earn 39.7% more than the national average, earning $60,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $70,187 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feinshtein | 95 | 7 | / |
| Feienstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Feeinstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fainstein | 89 | 472 | / |
| Veinstein | 89 | 30 | / |
| Feinstien | 89 | 13 | / |
| Fienstein | 89 | 10 | / |
| Feinsteen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feimstein | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feinstean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feenstein | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fainshtein | 84 | 250 | / |
| Fesinstine | 84 | 47 | / |
| Fainsztein | 84 | 38 | / |
| Fainsteine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fainsthein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fanstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fainschtein | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fassenstein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vainstein | 78 | 487 | / |
| Fanshtein | 78 | 16 | / |
| Fainstain | 78 | 16 | / |
| Fainštein | 78 | 9 | / |
| Fienstien | 78 | 3 | / |
| Fhanstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fainztein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fainstien | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vainshtein | 74 | 543 | / |
| Fainchtein | 74 | 43 | / |
| Faynshtein | 74 | 6 | / |
| Fainshtain | 74 | 5 | / |
| Voinshtein | 74 | 2 | / |
| Fainshteyn | 74 | 2 | / |
| Faynsztein | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanstein | 71 | 19 | / |
| Famstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanstgen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fainchteine | 70 | 3 | / |
| Fanchtein | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vanshtein | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fanshteyn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vainstain | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vaynstein | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vansteijn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vainstoin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faynsteyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vainštein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faunsteyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vienstien | 67 | 0 | / |
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Feinstein Reference & Research
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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
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- 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 Feinstein
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