Fimister Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fimister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fimister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:205,91610,908
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794

Fimister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fimister is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fimister.

How Common Is The Last Name Fimister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fimister live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Fimister is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 205,916. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Fife, where 54 percent reside, Dundee City, where 31 percent reside and Moray, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Scotland this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 31 percent reside.

Fimister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fimister has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fimister
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