Finnestad Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Finnestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finnestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Norway1791:28,7283,957
Canada601:614,09350,489
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Finnestad Last Name Facts

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

Finnestad is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finnestad is the 630,290th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Finnestad live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Finnestad is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 1,522,937. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent reside, Iowa, where 14 percent reside and Washington, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Finnestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finnestad last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Finnestad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning 446,747 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.71% more than the national average, earning $64,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finnestead9538/
Finnesta940/
Finnetstead901/
Fennestad8918/
Finnastad891/
Vinnetta712/
Fennetta710/
Fenneteau67194/
Fennetaux671/
Vinnistat670/
Vneshta6335/
Fenneteaux6326/
Venneta632/
Fneitas631/
Finnitey591/
Vennetha591/
Vennetta591/
Vennita508/
Venneto501/

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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 Finnestad
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