Finklestein Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Finklestein Surname Definition:

(German) Pyrites; descendant of Finkel (little bird), with the addition of “stein" to give the name a German look and sound.

Finklestein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Finklestein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Pyrites; descendant of Finkel (little bird), with the addition of “stein" to give the name a German look and sound.

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

Finklestein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finklestein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finklestein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Finklestein live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States Finklestein is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Finklestein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finklestein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Finklestein surname rose 1,314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finklestein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finklestein last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Finklestein earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 36.43% more than the national average, earning $58,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.87% more than the national average, earning $68,002 CAD per year.

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