Finke Surname

21,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Finke Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the finch.

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Finke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,9231:4,492523
United States5,1411:70,5048,181
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
Poland2551:149,05421,316
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
Cameroon1481:140,33215,641
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
France951:699,18788,446
Canada811:454,88439,362
England761:733,13240,828
Austria531:160,66921,171
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Australia371:729,61448,196
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7091:70,8307,623

Finke (46) may also be a first name.

Finke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the finch.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish word meaning 'bird' or 'finch'.

- lexillovee

Finke Last Name Facts

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

Finke (Russian: Финке) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,888th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 293,379 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Finke live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 17,923 people, or 1 in 4,492. In Germany Finke is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Finke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Finke last name increased 725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 844 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Finke surname are 16.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.58% registered with the party.

The amount Finke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning R 212,040 per year; in United States they earn 18.43% more than the national average, earning $51,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fincke911,327/
Finkes91332/
Finkey91244/
Finkie9166/
Finkeh9122/
Fingke9117/
Finkei9115/
Fienke9113/
Finkea912/
Finkeu912/
Finket911/
Finkez911/
Fuinke911/
Finkce910/
Fink89102,873/
Fincker8387/
Fiencke8324/
Fienkeh831/
Fienkeu831/
Finckey830/
Finck8010,657/
Vinke804,310/
Fince80865/
Finka80380/
Fenke8063/
Fynke8034/
Finnk8029/
Finki8028/
Finkt809/
Finky806/
Finkh803/
Fünke802/
Pfink802/
Fingk801/
Fienk801/
Fnkje801/
Finkeová7720/
Fnk7514/
Vincke732,092/
Fenker73438/
Finckh73377/
Fenkes73105/
Vinkeh7386/
Finque7366/
Fincks7354/
Feunke7348/
Fencke7343/
Fingki7341/
Finche7340/
Fenkeu7321/
Fingka7317/
Finkay7315/
Fingue7310/
Vinkey738/
Vienke734/
Fuenke734/
Finkis733/
Fengke733/
Fingky732/
Fenkeh732/
Vinkqe732/
Finkai731/
Finkhi731/
Fesnke731/
Vinkie731/
Fincka731/
Vingke731/
Finkih731/
Finkoa731/
Foenke731/
Finckp730/
Fienck730/
Fimkey730/
Fenkey730/
Fincey730/
Fenkie730/
Finkeiová7112/
Finkeiova712/
Vink6718,199/
Fenk671,205/
Fing67814/
Finc67512/
Finková67456/
Fynk67234/
Finkova67187/
Fencker67104/
Fehnker6773/
Vijncke6768/
Feenker6751/
Fehncke6711/
Fiengka679/
Finques676/
Phinket676/
Viencke674/
Finx673/
Fnnk673/
Fennker672/
Fnqk672/
Fengket671/
Viengke671/
Finq671/
Finquer671/
Fænk671/
Fínk671/
Fenkech671/
Pfnk671/
Fnce671/
Fnhk671/
Fnkc671/
Fnkj671/
Fnkk671/
Hfnk671/

Finke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finke in the Russian language
Финкеfinke-

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