Fintan Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fintan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fintan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Fintan (4,901) may also be a first name.

Fintan Last Name Facts

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

Fintan (Hindi: फिन्टन) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fintan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 855,216th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Fintan live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 97,395th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 4,901 people.

The last name Fintan is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania Fintan is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Fintan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fintan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Fintan surname decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fintan Last Name Statistics demography

Fintan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fintane921/
Fintaan921/
Finton831,032/
Vintan83656/
Fentan8321/
Fintam832/
Fntain830/
Fentang7715/
Fentane778/
Vintean774/
Phintan772/
Vinthan772/
Fintein771/
Fentain771/
Feuntan771/
Fenntan770/
Fintone770/
Fentahun7126,974/
Fintoing717/
Fenthaun711/
Fenton6748,381/
Vinton673,862/
Ventan6741/
Fynton678/
Fimtam671/

Fintan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fintan in the Hindi language
फिन्टनphintana-

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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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  • 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 Fintan
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