Finsterwald Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Finsterwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finsterwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1651:49,7756,608
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Finsterwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finsterwald is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finsterwald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 714,947th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Finsterwald live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 49,775. In Switzerland Finsterwald is most common in: Canton of Aargau, where 44 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 10 percent reside. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Finsterwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finsterwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Finsterwald last name grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finsterwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finsterwald last name are 43.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

Finsterwald earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.57% more than the national average, earning $55,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finsterwalde963/
Fensterwald9139/
Fensterwold820/
Fensterwalt820/
Vonosterheld611/
Vonosterheldt584/
von Cederwald582/
von Osterheldt564/
Vonwesterholt507/

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