Finkel Surname

66,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Finkel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little bird; descendant of Finkel (little bird), a popular woman's name in the Middle Ages.

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Finkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4871:80,7809,182
Israel1,0891:7,8581,237
Germany8441:95,38611,888
Russia2061:699,62659,491
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Australia1521:177,60318,018
France1181:562,90476,109
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
England531:1,051,28451,324
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Austria311:274,69131,731
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Panama41:978,06412,245
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Finkel (31) may also be a first name.

Finkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little bird; descendant of Finkel (little bird), a popular woman's name in the Middle Ages.

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

Finkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finkel (Russian: Финкель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,367th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 970,250 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Finkel reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,487 people, or 1 in 80,780. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Finkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,835 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 294 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Finkel surname are 42.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Finkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.51% more than the national average, earning R 533,520 per year; in United States they earn 26.09% more than the national average, earning $54,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $53,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finckel92100/
Finkell9285/
Finkiel9241/
Finkeld921/
Fienkel920/
Finkl91124/
Vinkel83782/
Fincel83191/
Fynkel83136/
Fenkel8359/
Fnckel830/
Vinckel77196/
Finkill77116/
Fenkell7797/
Finquel7752/
Finchel7737/
Foenkel770/
Fenkl73245/
Vinkl7334/
Finchell715/
Fenkeldt710/
Fencel6783/
Venkel6723/
Vynkel677/
Fenkil671/
Fenchel621,413/
Vinquel6212/
Venkeel621/
Fenkill620/
Fenklová5716/
Vehenkel571/
Fencl552,202/
Fencil50297/
Venkyl507/

Finkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finkel in the Russian language
Финкельfinkel-

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Finkel Reference & Research

Finkle FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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