Finns Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Finns Surname User-submission:

(Finnish) A person originally from Finland.

Finns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Finns Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Finnish) A person originally from Finland.

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Finns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finns is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Finns are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Finns is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 33 percent reside, Kentucky, where 20 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States Finns is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Finland, where 4 percent reside.

Finns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 107 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Finns earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.74% less than the national average, earning $26,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finnås9110/
Finnæs911/
Fins89778/
Finnstø8317/
Finnsjø835/
Fuins8039/
Fiens8034/
Finse8011/
Fynns8010/
Finst806/
Finsh806/
Vinns805/
Fønns801/
Fenns801/
Fgins800/
Fions800/
Wfins800/
Fns754/
Finsch7355/
Fiensh734/
Finnch732/
Finnze731/
Fennse730/
Finshe730/
Vins673,546/
Fens67986/
Finz67252/
Fims67155/
Føns67133/
Fyns6713/
Fnst679/
Fnse675/
Fiensch673/
Finx673/
Fnsh671/
Pfns671/
Ffns671/

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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 Finns
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