Finnish Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Finnish Surname User-submission:
(Finnish) A person originally from Finland.
Finnish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Finnish Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Finnish) A person originally from Finland.
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Average Finnish Salary in
South Africa
R 196,320
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Finnish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Finnish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Finnish is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Finnish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Finnish are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa Finnish is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 36 percent live, Western Cape, where 34 percent live and North West, where 27 percent live. Not including South Africa Finnish exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Finnish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Finnish has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Finnish Last Name Statistics demography
Finnish earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning R 196,320 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnis | 92 | 1,804 | / |
| Finnih | 92 | 185 | / |
| Finniss | 86 | 278 | / |
| Finnich | 86 | 181 | / |
| Finnies | 86 | 175 | / |
| Vinnish | 86 | 38 | / |
| Fiennis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Finnieh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Finneis | 86 | 0 | / |
| Finni | 83 | 444 | / |
| Fnish | 83 | 3 | / |
| Finnh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fiennies | 80 | 33 | / |
| Finneiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Finnesth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Finnie | 77 | 6,459 | / |
| Fneish | 77 | 2,181 | / |
| Fennis | 77 | 907 | / |
| Finnes | 77 | 180 | / |
| Finnäs | 77 | 122 | / |
| Vinnis | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fienni | 77 | 15 | / |
| Finneh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Finniy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fennih | 77 | 4 | / |
| Finnio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fnitsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finnai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finnix | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fennitsch | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fnni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fnnh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fennich | 71 | 3,809 | / |
| Fiennes | 71 | 151 | / |
| Finneid | 71 | 40 | / |
| Fenneis | 71 | 31 | / |
| Vinnies | 71 | 21 | / |
| Finneiß | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fennies | 71 | 6 | / |
| Finneys | 71 | 3 | / |
| Finness | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fennihe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Finneyh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vennish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fiennie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Finniey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Finnehy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finneas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fenniss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finnese | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fenni | 67 | 3,405 | / |
| Finne | 67 | 2,391 | / |
| Fenniche | 67 | 2,366 | / |
| Vinni | 67 | 1,138 | / |
| Finna | 67 | 699 | / |
| Viennois | 67 | 300 | / |
| Finny | 67 | 287 | / |
| Fnais | 67 | 240 | / |
| Pfennich | 67 | 240 | / |
| Finné | 67 | 133 | / |
| Fneis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Viennies | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fnich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fnesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinnie's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fimni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finnè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fnith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fnios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feunniss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Finnish
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis