Fishkind Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fishkind Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.

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Fishkind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Fishkind Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fishkind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fishkind (Russian: Фишкинд) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishkind? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fishkind is the 793,288th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name Fishkind is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Fishkind reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fishkind is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States Fishkind is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent live, Maryland, where 19 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States Fishkind exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Fishkind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fishkind surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.19% being registered with the party.

Fishkind earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.41% more than the national average, earning $58,426 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishkin931,433/
Fiskind9343/
Fishkina88124/
Fioshkin8823/
Fischkin8818/
Fiskin86204/
Fishkn861/
Fioshkina8235/
Feshkin80225/
Vishkin8068/
Fiskina8019/
Fishken8012/
Fischin808/
Fiszkin805/
Fichkin805/
Viskind804/
Fitskin801/
Fishkim801/
Fisking801/
Fishkinova781/
Fikin7738/
Feshkina7578/
Fischkyn755/
Fyshkynd754/
Vyshkind753/
Fishchin751/
Feushkin751/
Fisken71588/
Fitkin71337/
Viskin71171/
Feskin7131/
Faikin7117/
Fidkin7113/
Feikin7112/
Fiškin7112/
Fikina7111/
Fischquin719/
Fickin714/
Fikion712/
Fizkin712/
Fichin712/
Feshshkin711/
Fiokin711/
Fiekin710/
Veshkin67617/
Faichin67389/
Feskina6746/
Fyshkyn6723/
Ficking6711/
Feshkyn678/
Feschin677/
Fischen675/
Fyskynd673/
Fiskåen673/
Fikkink672/
Fickihn671/
Fikchin671/
Fitking671/
Fikn670/
Fichint670/
Feisken670/

Fishkind Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fishkind in the Russian language
Фишкиндfiskind-

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