Fincke Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fincke Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the finch.

Fincke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6331:127,18115,508
United States5001:724,91856,977
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Finland431:127,83012,225
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Fincke 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

Fincke Last Name Facts

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

Fincke has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fincke.

How Common Is The Last Name Fincke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fincke is the 288,908th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. Fincke is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Fincke are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 127,181. In Germany Fincke is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Bremen, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Fincke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fincke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fincke surname rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fincke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fincke are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% registered to vote for the party.

Fincke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $48,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fincker9287/
Fiencke9224/
Finckey920/
Finke9124,840/
Finck9110,657/
Fince91865/
Vincke832,092/
Finckh83377/
Finkes83332/
Finkey83244/
Finkie8366/
Fincks8354/
Fencke8343/
Finche8340/
Finkeh8322/
Fingke8317/
Finkei8315/
Fienke8313/
Finkea832/
Finkeu832/
Finket831/
Finkez831/
Fincka831/
Fuinke831/
Finckp830/
Fienck830/
Fincey830/
Finkce830/
Fink80102,873/
Finc80512/
Fnce801/
Fencker77104/
Vijncke7768/
Fehncke7711/
Viencke774/
Fienkeh771/
Fienkeu771/
Vinke734,310/
Vinck733,849/
Finca731,183/
Finka73380/
Fence7391/
Fenke7363/
Fynke7334/
Finnk7329/
Finki7328/
Fenck7327/
Finkt739/
Finky736/
Finkh733/
Fünck732/
Fünke732/
Fionc732/
Pfink732/
Fingc732/
Fingk731/
Fienk731/
Fincă731/
Fnkje731/
Fimck730/
Finkeová7120/
Fenker67438/
Fenzke67319/
Fenkes67105/
Vinkeh6786/
Finchi6783/
Finque6766/
Feunke6748/
Fingki6741/
Fencki6739/
Fenkeu6721/
Vijnck6718/
Fingka6717/
Fencka6715/
Finkay6715/
Fnk6714/
Finkeiová6712/
Vencke6711/
Vincki6711/
Fingue6710/
Fnc679/
Vinkey678/
Vincké675/
Fenche674/
Vienke674/
Fencea674/
Fuenke674/
Finkis673/
Fengke673/
Fingky672/
Fenkeh672/
Finkeiova672/
Vinkqe672/
Finkai671/
Finkhi671/
Fesnke671/
Fencks671/
Vincky671/
Vinkie671/
Fencey671/
Vingke671/
Finkih671/
Finkoa671/
Foenke671/
Fimkey670/
Fenkey670/
Finnca670/

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