Finnis Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Finnis Surname Definition:

Finnies (Son): v. Finnie.

Finnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6751:82,5459,109
South Africa6531:82,96710,239
Australia1751:154,26116,255
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Israel471:182,07718,133
Canada451:818,79163,991
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3941:61,8667,203
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Finnis (130) may also be a first name.

Finnis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Finnies (Son): v. Finnie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A native of Finland; a Fin. Ulf Fenisc occurs as a previous tenant in Domesd. in cos. Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Huntingdon, and Fin Danus (a Dane) in co. Bucks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Finne; from the Old Norse, Finni; personal name Ulf Finisc; a personal name in the Domesday Book.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Finnis Last Name Facts

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

Finnis (Russian: Финнис) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 225,303rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Finnis live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Finnis is also the 814,623rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 130 people.

The last name Finnis is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 675 people, or 1 in 82,545. In England Finnis is most frequent in: Kent, where 34 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and East Sussex, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Finnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finnis has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Finnis surname expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finnis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finnis last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Finnis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.34% less than the national average, earning R 129,900 per year; in United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finniss92278/
Finnies92175/
Finnish9252/
Fiennis921/
Finneis920/
Finni91444/
Fiennies8633/
Finneiss861/
Finnie836,459/
Fennis83907/
Finnih83185/
Finnes83180/
Finnäs83122/
Vinnis8321/
Fienni8315/
Finniy834/
Finnio831/
Finnai831/
Finnix830/
Fnni801/
Finnich77181/
Fiennes77151/
Finneid7740/
Vinnish7738/
Fenneis7731/
Vinnies7721/
Finneiß778/
Fennies776/
Finneys773/
Finness773/
Fiennie771/
Finniey771/
Finnieh771/
Finnese770/
Fenniss770/
Finneas770/
Fenni733,405/
Finne732,391/
Vinni731,138/
Finna73699/
Finny73287/
Fnais73240/
Finné73133/
Fneis7356/
Fnish733/
Finnh731/
Fnios731/
Finnè731/
Fimni731/
Viennois71300/
Viennies715/
Finnesth711/
Vinnie's711/
Feunniss710/
Finney6732,088/
Fneish672,181/
Finner67966/
Vinnai67735/
Fennie67389/
Fennes67295/
Vinnes67223/
Finnøy67215/
Vienni67120/
Vennis6788/
Fennix6752/
Vinnie6746/
Finnet6714/
Finneh679/
Fneisz678/
Fienne677/
Fni675/
Finnay675/
Finnoy675/
Fennih674/
Finnex674/
Phinni673/
Fienny672/
Fienna672/
Fennyi672/
Finneu672/
Fennit672/
Vinnys671/
Fennai671/
Fennic671/
Pfenni671/
Pfneis671/
Finned671/
Finnee671/
Fennio671/
Fennys671/
Vinnoi671/
Fennii671/
Finnea671/
Pfniss671/
Fnitsh671/
Fingne671/
Fionne671/
Fennitsch670/
Finnez670/

Finnis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finnis in the Russian language
Финнисfinnis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Finnis
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