Finleyson Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Finleyson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finleyson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Finleyson Last Name Facts

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

Finleyson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Finleyson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finleyson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Finleyson is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Finleyson are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Finleyson is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 64 percent reside, South Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Finleyson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finleyson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 237 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finleyson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Finleyson are 49.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Finleyson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finlyson9417/
Finleson941/
Finlayson8915,606/
Finletson890/
Fienlayson841/
Finlason82191/
Fnlayson824/
Finlison820/
Finlaison78122/
Fenlayson7824/
Finlaysen783/
Finlayzon781/
Finlazson780/
Fennleson780/
Fenlason71372/
Fynlason710/
Fenlison710/
Fenlasson670/
Fenlasen591/

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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
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  • 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 Finleyson
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