Firnkes Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Firnkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firnkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Firnkes Last Name Facts

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

Firnkes is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Firnkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Firnkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firnkes is the 1,248,410th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Firnkes occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Firnkes live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 73 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Firnkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Firnkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Firnkes surname rose 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firnkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Firnkes are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Firnkes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.82% more than the national average, earning $51,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firnkees936/
Firnkess930/
Fernkes8630/
Firnkäs8628/
Fernkees800/
Fernke770/
Fürnkäs7130/
Firence715/
Virnkäs711/
Firinka711/
Firinki711/
Fernkey710/
Fernkäse672/
Vernkess670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Firnkes
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