Finaughty Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Finaughty Surname Definition:

Ó Fionnachta Now usually corrupted to Finnerty. A Silmurray sept. MIF 108,186; Map Ros

Finaughty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Finaughty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fionnachta Now usually corrupted to Finnerty. A Silmurray sept. MIF 108,186; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Finaughty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finaughty is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Finaughty.

How Common Is The Last Name Finaughty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Finaughty reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Finaughty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finaughty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Finaughty last name increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finaughty Last Name Statistics demography

Finaughty earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 147.74% more than the national average, earning R 588,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finnaughty950/
Fienaughty950/
Finaghty940/
Fenaughty89153/
Fanaughty890/
Fineaghty890/
Feenaughty8486/
Fennaughty840/
Fenaghty820/
Fenoughty7862/
Feenaghty7856/
Faunght751/
Fingety750/
Finkat6714/
Fingat678/
Fenaghtie670/
Fincty670/
Fincht670/
Fenght670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Finaughty
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