Finkle Surname

144,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Finkle 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.

Finkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6441:137,08714,331
Canada2801:131,59113,681
England941:592,74535,632
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6291:79,8398,418

Finkle (16) may also be a first name.

Finkle 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

Finkle Last Name Facts

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

Finkle occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Finkle? popularity and diffusion

Finkle is the 144,280th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,366,086 people. The last name Finkle is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Finkle live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,644 people, or 1 in 137,087. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Finkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finkle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Finkle surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finkle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Finkle are 37.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Finkle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finklea921,867/
Finkley92831/
Finkele9278/
Finckle9219/
Finkles924/
Finklee920/
Finkkley860/
Finckley860/
Fincklea860/
Vinkle83122/
Finkly832/
Finkla832/
Fincle832/
Finkli832/
Fenkle830/
Fynkler7732/
Fincler778/
Fünkler777/
Fingkla773/
Fünkele772/
Vinkley772/
Fenkler771/
Fenkele771/
Fenkleu771/
Fínkler771/
Fenkley771/
Fenklea770/
Phinkley710/
Fincleis710/
Fenkli67115/
Finklhuiz671/
Fincly670/

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Finkle 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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Footnotes

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