Finster Surname

131,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Finster Surname User-submission:

Finster means "dark" in German.

Finster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6021:50,2536,560
United States9561:379,14133,508
Austria4141:20,5693,200
Poland1671:227,59729,477
Australia681:396,99632,204
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
England61:9,286,343223,652
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

Finster (21) may also be a first name.

Finster Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Finster means "dark" in German.

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Finster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finster (Russian: Финстер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finster? popularity and diffusion

Finster is the 131,134th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,113,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Finster reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Finster is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,602 people, or 1 in 50,253. In Germany Finster is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 34 percent live, Saxony, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Finster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finster surname expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Finster are 10.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Finster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $47,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finszter93112/
Pfinster934/
Finstere931/
Fienster931/
Finnster930/
Finsterr930/
Finste920/
Finsæther8828/
Fenster862,444/
Finsted8627/
Fynster8615/
Vinster865/
Fimster860/
Finsterová826/
Feenster8055/
Finstead8031/
Feunster800/
Fennster800/
Fenste771/
Finnstedt7520/
Finnstead751/
Phinnster750/
Venster7156/
Femster7152/
Fensterová711/
Pfenste710/
Feemster671,527/
Fenstead671/
Phimster671/
Fenchter670/
Fensta620/
Fincty620/
Feemste575/
Vinstoy572/
Feensta572/
Phemster536/
Vnsti501/

Finster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finster in the Russian language
Финстерfinster-

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