Finck Surname

48,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Finck Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the finch.

Finck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3551:23,9963,181
United States3,0501:118,83912,751
France2,2621:29,3653,591
South Africa4461:121,47514,394
Brazil3031:706,51625,936
Belgium2811:40,9136,698
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Argentina981:436,15732,981
England731:763,26141,903
Luxembourg731:7,9531,239
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Austria191:448,18144,644
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway71:734,61250,907
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Finck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the finch.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Germ, the bird, or rather class of birds, known by the general name of finch.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Finck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finck is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Finck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,403rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 683,827 people. The last name Finck is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Finck reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Finck is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,355 people, or 1 in 23,996. In Germany Finck is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 21 percent are found.

Finck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finck last name are 14.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Finck earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning 344,423 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.31% less than the national average, earning R 189,384 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $55,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fincke911,327/
Finckh91377/
Fincks9154/
Fienck910/
Finckp910/
Fink89102,873/
Finc89512/
Finke8024,840/
Vinck803,849/
Finnk8029/
Fenck8027/
Finkt809/
Finkh803/
Fünck802/
Fionc802/
Pfink802/
Fingc802/
Fienk801/
Fingk801/
Fimck800/
Fnk7514/
Fnc759/
Fencke7343/
Vijnck7318/
Fingke7317/
Fencks731/
Vink6718,199/
Fenk671,205/
Fing67814/
Finková67456/
Fynk67234/
Finkova67187/
Fenc67134/
Fehncke6711/
Fnnk673/
Finx673/
Fync673/
Fnqk672/
Hfnk671/
Fnkk671/
Finq671/
Fænk671/
Fínk671/
Pfnk671/
Ffnc671/
Fimc671/
Fnhk671/
Fnkc671/
Phincks670/

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