Finks Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Finks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1761:308,21328,304
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

Finks (11) may also be a first name.

Finks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finks (Russian: Финкс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 304,156th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Finks are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Finks is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,176 people, or 1 in 308,213. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 17 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Finks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Finks last name rose 344 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Finks last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.81% registered to vote for the political party.

Finks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fincks9154/
Finkst9117/
Vinks802,540/
Fings8039/
Fenks800/
Finkšt7380/
Vincks7321/
Vinkås7311/
Vinksh739/
Finchs732/
Fencks731/
Fenkse731/
Fingst730/
Finkce730/
Pfingst67985/
Finx673/
Phincks670/

Finks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finks in the Russian language
Финксfinks-

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Finks Reference & Research

Fink DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fink 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Finks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis