Finniear Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Finniear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finniear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Finniear Last Name Facts

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

Finniear is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finniear? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Finniear is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Finniear are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England Finniear is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 33 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 17 percent live and City of Bristol, where 12 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Finniear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finniear has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Finniear surname expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finnier931/
Finnear930/
Finneyard820/
Vinnear8014/
Fennier801/
Pfnnier800/
Fniar7738/
Finneyrd751/
Finnajer750/
Pfnier7113/
Vennear671/
Vinneir671/
Fenneer671/
Fenneir670/
Venneear6333/
Vinnayar634/
Venniyar632/
Fennihore591/
Pfnuer5715/
Fennour533,286/
Vennior531/
Venneir531/
Fennoure501/

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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 Finniear
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