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 or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finnies is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Finnies live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 318,692. In South Africa Finnies is most common in: Western Cape, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 15 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Finnies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finnies has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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