Finnies Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Finnies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finnies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Namibia41:602,35012,421
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Finnies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finnies is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Finnies.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Finnies is the 1,295,379th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Finnies live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Finnies is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 318,692. In South Africa Finnies is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 38 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Finnies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finnies has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Finnies surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finnies Last Name Statistics demography

Finnies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.88% less than the national average, earning R 147,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiennies9333/
Finniets936/
Finniese931/
Finnie926,459/
Finnis921,804/
Finnes92180/
Finniss86278/
Fiennes86151/
Finnish8652/
Vinnies8621/
Fennies866/
Finness863/
Finneys863/
Fiennis861/
Finnieh861/
Fiennie861/
Finniey861/
Finnier861/
Finneis860/
Finnese860/
Finneas860/
Viennies805/
Finneiss801/
Finnesth801/
Vinnie's801/
Fennis77907/
Fennie77389/
Fennes77295/
Vinnes77223/
Finnäs77122/
Vinnie7746/
Vinnis7721/
Finnex774/
Fingne771/
Finnez770/
Finnix770/
Fnie731/
Fnes730/
Finnich71181/
Fennesz7179/
Vinnish7138/
Fenneis7131/
Fenness7111/
Finneiß718/
Fennioe715/
Fennihe712/
Phinnie711/
Fennice711/
Pfennes711/
Phinnes711/
Fengnie711/
Fennest711/
Viennes711/
Fennier711/
Fingner710/
Feennie710/
Viennie710/
Fenniss710/
Pfnnier710/
Finneey710/
Vinness710/
Fenniche672,366/
Viennois67300/
Fånes6737/
Fennesse676/
Fnish673/
Fnese673/
Fnesh672/
Fnied671/
Fnios671/
Feunniss670/
Phinnice670/
Phinness670/

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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 Finnies
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