Finder Surname

221,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Finder Surname Definition:

(German) One who discovered things or invented new processes.

Finder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9101:398,30734,877
Germany4211:191,22422,171
Brazil1981:1,081,18337,845
Austria1161:73,40911,170
Romania521:386,11332,215
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
England271:2,063,63279,942
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Finder (114) may also be a first name.

Finder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who discovered things or invented new processes.

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

Finder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finder is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finder? popularity and diffusion

Finder is the 221,505th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,956,322 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Finder reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 114 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 398,307. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Finder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Finder surname expanded 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Finder surname are 36.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Finder earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $51,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 167.36% more than the national average, earning $132,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfinder92128/
Findert9229/
Findere922/
Finnder921/
Fiender921/
Finde91171/
Fnder911/
Fender8312,177/
Vinder83429/
Fiende83101/
Fünder8365/
Fänder8332/
Findeh8310/
Findee834/
Findey834/
Findie832/
Findhe831/
Findeu831/
Finnde831/
Findre831/
Findir831/
Fionde831/
Pfnder831/
Fnde8029/
Finderová801/
Pfänder772,324/
Pfender771,267/
Findeis771,213/
Findeiß77176/
Findejs7798/
Pfünder7753/
Fendert7750/
Phinder7748/
Vinderå776/
Fendier773/
Vinderh772/
Fuender772/
Fendere772/
Findihe771/
Fennder771/
Findess771/
Vindier770/
Fendder770/
Finda736,068/
Fende73955/
Vinde73954/
Findi73544/
Findy7373/
Fndge731/
Fynde731/
Pfaender71474/
Findeiss71125/
Pfendert7188/
Findeisz7114/
Phiender710/
Pfoender710/
Vender672,992/
Pfende671,237/
Fendre67195/
Fuende67127/
Fendes67103/
Fiendi6757/
Vindhe6741/
Fiondi6739/
Fiendy6727/
Finday6726/
Vindir6721/
Pfindi6715/
Phinde6715/
Vånder6715/
Findhé6711/
Vynder6710/
Vindea6710/
Pfände6710/
Findiš679/
Fendez679/
Findai678/
Fenderova676/
Pfinda675/
Fienda675/
Viende675/
Findis675/
Fyndyr674/
Findii674/
Fendeh674/
Fendey673/
Fendie672/
Vindey672/
Findit672/
Fendee671/
Findio671/
Fendeu671/
Ffende671/
Feunde671/
Vindej671/
Vindie671/
Vhnder671/
Fendge670/
Fendei670/

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Finder Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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