Finan Surname

92,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Finan Surname Definition:

Ó Fionnáin A sept of north Connacht. Sometimes anglicized as Fanning. MIF 109; Map Mayo

Finan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7111:133,69914,046
England9441:59,0237,045
Ireland8161:5,771897
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Scotland981:54,6314,602
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia321:843,61652,533
France291:2,290,439180,028
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Wales141:221,03813,576
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4281:10,3501,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5671:88,5699,169

Finan (496) may also be a first name.

Finan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fionnáin A sept of north Connacht. Sometimes anglicized as Fanning. MIF 109; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Finan Last Name Facts

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

Finan (Russian: Финан) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,900th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,417,535 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Finan are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 381,018th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 496 people.

Finan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,711 people, or 1 in 133,699. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Finan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Finan surname increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 519 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 191 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finan surname are 10.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Finan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.43% more than the national average, earning $63,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finand91191/
Finane91151/
Fainan91140/
Fingan91100/
Finang9155/
Finean9130/
Fienan9111/
Finain917/
Fionan914/
Finhan912/
Feinan912/
Finann911/
Foinan911/
Pfinan910/
Fuinan910/
Foinant83179/
Finhane8330/
Foinand8319/
Fingann8310/
Finatin832/
Foignan832/
Fainane832/
Feinhan831/
Faijnan831/
Fainaan831/
Faignan831/
Fainang831/
Feingan830/
Feinnan830/
Finanne830/
Fainant830/
Finahan830/
Fingain830/
Funan803,515/
Vinan80419/
Fynan80270/
Finon80237/
Fenan80225/
Finam8029/
Foignant7798/
Faignant7739/
Faineant7726/
Feignant7721/
Fainhand775/
Finashyn772/
Finanova771/
Feenan731,008/
Fenane73321/
Fignon73179/
Feynan73113/
Fenhan73104/
Vințan7371/
Finein7342/
Fegnan7342/
Fenang7336/
Foinon7324/
Fitnam7317/
Fenand7315/
Faynan7313/
Phinan7313/
Veinan7313/
Fignam7312/
Fainon7310/
Funnan739/
Fingon738/
Fainam738/
Fetnan737/
Vienan735/
Fengan734/
Vainan734/
Funaan732/
Vinain732/
Faînan732/
Vijnan732/
Finone731/
Feanan731/
Vinhan731/
Vin'an731/
Finham730/
Funean730/
Finaschin7112/
Feignon67195/
Fynahyn6785/
Foinont6780/
Feenane6768/
Foisnon6747/
Feneant6726/
Fignone6723/
Phinaan6722/
Fenhahn677/
Fenhane676/
Finosin674/
Fetnane674/
Phinhan674/
Fenhann674/
Fineing672/
Fetnang672/
Vinhanh672/
Fignaum671/
Fayngan671/
Viehnan671/
Vaijnan671/
Vainnan671/
Fănățan671/
Faignon671/
Foinnon671/
Phionan671/
Fhinnom671/
Phinane671/
Fainham670/
Fuenean670/
Faynant670/

Finan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finan in the Russian language
Финанfinan-

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