Fingerhut Surname

141,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fingerhut Surname Definition:

Or Vingraut, apparently from Vingrau, near Perpignan.

Fingerhut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8471:43,5875,729
United States9171:395,26634,675
Czechia681:156,37524,047
Austria641:133,05418,198
England291:1,921,31276,208
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Fingerhút (1) are calculated separately.

Fingerhut Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Vingraut, apparently from Vingrau, near Perpignan.

The Norman People (1874)

Fingerhut Last Name Facts

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

Fingerhut is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fingerhút. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fingerhut? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,603rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,316,448 people. Fingerhut is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Fingerhut are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fingerhut is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,847 people, or 1 in 43,587. In Germany Fingerhut is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Hesse, where 29 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Fingerhut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fingerhut has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fingerhut Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fingerhut last name are 0.13999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fingerhut earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $50,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.07% more than the national average, earning $82,509 CAD per year.

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Fingerhut Reference & Research

Fingerhut DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fingerhut FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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