Findling Surname

223,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Findling Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of High Germanic or Yiddish origin, originating from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. It means 'foundling', and also 'large outcroppings of rock'.

Findling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7731:468,89939,909
Germany6851:117,52614,432
Poland931:408,69643,526
France491:1,355,566135,191
Austria431:198,03324,866
Romania411:489,70437,604
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England41:13,929,515290,718
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Findling Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of High Germanic or Yiddish origin, originating from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. It means 'foundling', and also 'large outcroppings of rock'.

- Zachary Findling

Findling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Findling (Russian: Финдлинг) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Findling.

How Common Is The Last Name Findling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,714th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,004,146 people. The last name Findling occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Findling reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 468,899. In The United States Findling is most frequent in: Missouri, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Findling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Findling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Findling surname expanded 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Findling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Findling surname are 18.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.41% registered with the party.

The amount Findling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 101.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,139 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finddling940/
Findlin932/
Findlng931/
Fündling8892/
Vindling887/
Fendling885/
Fuendling8218/
Findlen80147/
Fendlin800/
Vendling7523/
Pfündlin7510/
Fendlen677/
Vendlink631/

Findling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Findling in the Russian language
Финдлингfindling-

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