Finger Surname

20,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Finger Surname Definition:

(German) One with a peculiar or unusual finger; one who came from a place using this word in some transferred sense.

Finger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,3751:7,760971
United States7,2631:49,9056,042
Brazil3,9981:53,5452,055
South Africa2,6201:20,6792,620
Switzerland6461:12,7132,104
Australia6341:42,5805,422
Czechia1701:62,55010,463
Poland1261:301,65735,796
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
France1021:651,20384,246
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Paraguay711:101,9262,371
Canada581:635,26952,014
Chile521:338,7789,521
England451:1,238,17956,985
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Israel211:407,50632,346
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark111:513,15632,022
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
China61:227,886,92811,701
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1051:45,4475,258

Finger (165) may also be a first name.

Finger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a peculiar or unusual finger; one who came from a place using this word in some transferred sense.

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

Finger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,520th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 273,649 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Finger reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Finger is also the 712,876th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 165 people.

Finger is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 10,375 people, or 1 in 7,760. In Germany Finger is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Finger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finger surname rose 657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Finger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Finger last name are 34.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Finger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning 295,687 kr per year; in Peru they earn 876.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 189,205 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.53% less than the national average, earning R 157,956 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fingert9243/
Fingere9229/
Fingier9228/
Finguer9225/
Fingerz9215/
Fingher9211/
Fienger926/
Feinger926/
Foinger922/
Pfinger921/
Fingerr921/
Finer911,580/
Finge91109/
Fiengier862/
Pffinger861/
Vőfinger861/
Feiner833,812/
Fenger833,140/
Vinger831,651/
Fänger83697/
Finzer83410/
Fainer83350/
Fiener83272/
Figner83107/
Fisner8363/
Finser8360/
Fünger8357/
Fincer8337/
Finerd8327/
Fitner8317/
Finear8315/
Fienge8311/
Finges8310/
Fihner8310/
Finjer837/
Fioner834/
Fingeh834/
Fimger833/
Fingre833/
Fingie832/
Fingir831/
Finher831/
Finere831/
Fynger831/
Fineir831/
Fingey830/
Finyer830/
Finghe830/
Foiner830/
Fuiner830/
Fenninger80746/
Fingerová80160/
Finninger8015/
Fingerova806/
Finschger802/
Fnge801/
Fincher7712,276/
Fengier77198/
Faenger77178/
Foisner77148/
Feigner77148/
Fittner7749/
Feitner7735/
Fuenger7731/
Feinner7718/
Faigner7715/
Finhert7714/
Fignier7713/
Feisner7710/
Finyere779/
Finiere777/
Finsher776/
Fajnger772/
Fineire772/
Faitner771/
Phinger771/
Vingher771/
Fainere771/
Fihtner771/
Fingest771/
Finehir771/
Fineart770/
Fienzer770/
Feihner770/
Feinert770/
Pfenninger752,591/
Pfinninger7514/
Faingneart751/
Fener735,123/
Viner734,685/
Finga73937/
Vinge73872/
Fince73865/
Finze73589/
Fenge73424/
Finér73153/
Fingi7390/
Fänge7333/
Finse7311/
Finir739/
Fyner736/
Finje734/
Finhr733/
Féner732/
Fndge731/
Finèr731/
Feignier71102/
Fijnheer7189/
Foignier7134/
Finscher7115/
Finninge7112/
Feithner713/
Finerova712/
Pfincher711/
Finchher711/
Fithtner711/
Fetinner711/
Fehnnger711/
Phainger711/
Faithner711/
Pfeitner711/
Pfithner711/
Feihtner711/
Finsheer711/
Finehert710/
Finchert710/
Finncher710/
Foinnier710/
Pffenninger710/
Fuisnerr710/
Venger672,143/
Vainer671,480/
Fetner671,042/
Feener67887/
Fienga67593/
Fenier67372/
Veiner67247/
Viener67244/
Fehner67238/
Vingir67149/
Fencer67130/
Fajner67112/
Fayner67109/
Vinier6797/
Finset6775/
Vineer6763/
Fesner6749/
Finses6740/
Finche6740/
Fingha6736/
Fijnje6733/
Fenert6732/
Fynher6731/
Finzes6728/
Voiner6724/
Vinser6719/
Finzir6714/
Fenghe6713/
Vinzer6711/
Finsie6711/
Vinšer6711/
Fingui679/
Finior679/
Fysner679/
Fenere678/
Føyner678/
Fengge676/
Fience674/
Finsea674/
Pfingi674/
Fengea674/
Fingia674/
Fiengi674/
Vinher673/
Fenzer673/
Phiner672/
Fenser672/
Vinear672/
Finces672/
Fingis672/
Foyner672/
Feinerová672/
Fejner672/
Phinge672/
Fyhner672/
Fingay671/
Fegner671/
Finsey671/
Finire671/
Ffener671/
Vinjer671/
Vingeh671/
Fuingi671/
Fuenge671/
Finnze671/
Fimser671/
Fingai671/
Fenged671/
Fengeh671/
Fengie671/
Finsep671/
Feyner671/
Fyoner671/
Fainir671/
Fyngre671/
Fechinner671/
Fengre671/
Fiense670/
Fendge670/
Finshe670/
Finsez670/
Feuner670/
Fojner670/
Fincey670/
Fimzer670/
Pfener670/
Finzey670/
Fncher670/

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Footnotes

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