Finlass Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Finlass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finlass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Finlass Last Name Facts

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

Finlass is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finlass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Finlass reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,569,646. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 67 percent live and Connaught, where 33 percent live. Other than Ireland Finlass is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live.

Finlass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Finlass has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Finlass surname decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finlass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Finlass last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finlays868/
Fenlass860/
Finla837/
Finlay7724,909/
Finlea778/
Vinlas773/
Finlaz771/
Finlat771/
Finlla771/
Finlya771/
Finlah770/
Fnla731/
Finnlay713/
Finlayd711/
Finnlla711/
Finlace710/
Finlo671/
Vinla670/

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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 Finlass
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