Finian Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Finian Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Finian.'

Phinian de Rughale, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Finian, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Finian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Finian (1,258) may also be a first name.

Finian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Finian.'

Phinian de Rughale, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Finian, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Finian Last Name Facts

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

Finian (Hindi: फिनियन, Oriya: ଫିନିଆନ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Finian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finian is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Finian occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Finian reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 222,559th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 1,258 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 39 percent reside, Cross River, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Finian is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Finian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Finian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finian surname declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Finian earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fainian921/
Finjan83119/
Finean8330/
Fenian8327/
Vinian8317/
Finion836/
Finhan832/
Funian831/
Finyan831/
Finjean7758/
Fainiam7722/
Finiong7713/
Fingean7713/
Finijam779/
Finayon779/
Feniant775/
Fenjian772/
Foignan772/
Vinijan771/
Faignan771/
Fineaan771/
Fesnian771/
Feniane771/
Funjian771/
Fainjan771/
Feinhan771/
Finehan770/
Foignant7198/
Faignant7139/
Feignant7121/
Foinjang719/
Foinjoin711/
Finehant710/
Fignon67179/
Vinion67141/
Fenhan67104/
Fenion6753/
Fegnan6742/
Fenjan6727/
Vinjan6714/
Fignam6712/
Fenyan6710/
Venian674/
Finionova674/
Funjan673/
Vunian671/
Finjam671/
Finyon671/
Funion670/
Finham670/

Finian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finian in the Hindi language
फिनियनphiniyana-
Finian in the Oriya language
ଫିନିଆନphini'ana83.33
ଫିନିୟାନphiniyana16.67

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