Finken Surname

136,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Finken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6871:47,7216,254
United States1,2181:297,58527,515
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
France151:4,428,181244,602
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Finken (28) may also be a first name.

Finken Last Name Facts

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

Finken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,498th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,216,407 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Finken are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,687 people, or 1 in 47,721. In Germany Finken is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Finken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finken surname are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Finken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.82% less than the national average, earning R 31,320 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $42,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fincken92431/
Fienken920/
Finkienė861/
Vinken831,439/
Finkin83121/
Fenken8324/
Fincen838/
Finkem831/
Vincken77925/
Vienken77187/
Finking7773/
Finkina7764/
Finchen7754/
Fionkin7728/
Fencken7721/
Fenkeng777/
Finckin772/
Finnkin771/
Feunken771/
Finncen770/
Fionkina7128/
Fuinkuin711/
Feunkeun711/
Phinkaen711/
Vinkienė711/
Finchenn710/
Venken67552/
Vinkin6722/
Fynkyn6713/
Fenkyn673/
Fenkem673/
Vinckienė672/

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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 Finken
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