Finla Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Finla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Finla (14) may also be a first name.

Finla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finla is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Finla.

How Common Is The Last Name Finla? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finla is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Finla live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Finla is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Finla is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Without taking into account South Africa Finla occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finlay9124,909/
Finlea918/
Finlya911/
Finlla911/
Finlat911/
Finlaz911/
Finlah910/
Fnla891/
Finlays838/
Finlass834/
Finnlay833/
Finlayd831/
Finnlla831/
Finly8075/
Finle8028/
Finli8017/
Finlo801/
Vinla800/
Finley7354,888/
Phinla73160/
Fenlai7364/
Finlez7357/
Finlis7326/
Finlip7314/
Finlio739/
Finler737/
Fenlay736/
Finnly734/
Finlee734/
Fenlah733/
Finleu733/
Finnle732/
Finluy731/
Fionly731/
Vinlay731/
Finlli731/
Finlej731/
Fimlay731/
Finlie730/
Finloy730/
Finlly730/
Finlet730/
Finnley6745/
Fimlaid6718/
Finless6713/
Phinlat678/
Fienley676/
Phinlai674/
Finlley672/
Fionllo671/
Finnler671/
Finglie671/
Fesnlau671/
Finloey671/
Fnlo671/
Fuenlai671/
Finlett670/
Finloyd670/
Finlish670/
Fenlass670/

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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 Finla
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