Finter Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Finter Surname Definition:

From Gwinter in St. Keverne; from gwyn-dour, the white or fair water; or gwin-drea, the while town. Hence the surnames Vinter, Finter.

Finter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1181:228,77721,625
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada461:800,99162,809
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Finter (11) may also be a first name.

Finter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gwinter in St. Keverne; from gwyn-dour, the white or fair water; or gwin-drea, the while town. Hence the surnames Vinter, Finter.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Wintours belong to a distinguished Gloucestershire family. Sir William Wintour, who was a famous admiral in the reign of Elizabeth, owned the manor of Lidney or Lydney (A.), where the name still remains.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Finter Last Name Facts

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

Finter (Russian: Финтер) is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Finter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finter? popularity and diffusion

Finter is the 745,450th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Finter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Finter are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Finter is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 228,777. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 92 percent reside, New South Wales, where 8 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 1 percent reside. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Finter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finter surname grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Finter last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Finter last name are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Finter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.01% more than the national average, earning $53,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finther923/
Fuinter921/
Fisnter921/
Fienter920/
Finte9143/
Vinter835,811/
Fenter83910/
Fionte8338/
Finteh8335/
Fünter8316/
Fintes8316/
Fintie832/
Finted832/
Fintei831/
Fintre831/
Fintey830/
Fintet830/
Fnte802/
Vinther773,162/
Finteis7755/
Fuenter776/
Finteih773/
Vintter772/
Fenther772/
Vintier771/
Pfenter771/
Fentter771/
Fehnter770/
Vinte735,318/
Finta734,719/
Fente733,710/
Finti73306/
Finty736/
Vnter731/
Fntes731/
Venter6792,841/
Fuente6720,088/
Fentie678,383/
Viente67515/
Vintea67302/
Fentes6762/
Fintio6726/
Fintha6719/
Fimted6714/
Fenteš678/
Fentet674/
Fentje674/
Vinteh673/
Fenteh672/
Vintee671/
Fentei671/
Fintoi671/
Finnty671/
Fionti671/
Fentea671/
Fentey671/
Fentez671/
Finthy671/
Vintei671/
Vintte671/
Vintie671/
Vintér671/
Foente671/
Fentre671/

Finter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finter in the Russian language
Финтерfinter-

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Finter Reference & Research

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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 Finter
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