Finkestein Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Finkestein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finkestein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Finkestein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finkestein is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finkestein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Finkestein occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Finkestein live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 100 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 16 percent reside.

Finkestein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finkestein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Finkestein last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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