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.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsFinnish Demographics
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 surname Finnish is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Finnish? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Finnish is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Finnish live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 34 percent reside and North West, where 27 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Finnish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Finnish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Finnish last name 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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