Phinney Surname

85,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Phinney Surname Definition:

V. Finney.

Phinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7591:76,1638,713
Canada7981:46,1725,663
Cuba751:153,6363,696
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:34,6104,127

Phinney (42) may also be a first name.

Phinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Finney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of the soldier.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Phinney Last Name Facts

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

Phinney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phinney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,282nd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,288,235 people. The surname Phinney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Phinney live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name globally, held by 42 people.

The surname Phinney is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,759 people, or 1 in 76,163. In The United States Phinney is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and Cuba, where 1 percent live.

Phinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phinney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phinney last name grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phinney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Phinney are 0.58000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.81% registered with the party.

The amount Phinney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pphinney930/
Phinny92115/
Phiney9212/
Phinne923/
Phnney921/
Phinnet8613/
Phenney867/
Phinnes861/
Phinnie861/
Phisney861/
Phinnee861/
Phanney860/
Poinney860/
Phunney860/
Painney860/
Phimney860/
Piney83954/
Phine8374/
Phiny837/
Phinness800/
Finney7732,088/
Phinyo779,329/
Pitney771,445/
Pinhey77357/
Pigney77278/
Pienne77240/
Pheney77144/
Vinney77109/
Phinet77108/
Phenny77104/
Phinna7781/
Pisney7749/
Phines7744/
Panney7738/
Phaine7732/
Punney779/
Poiney777/
Pineyu776/
Pingey775/
Pheine774/
Phunne774/
Pienny774/
Painey773/
Phinni773/
Phiner772/
Phaney772/
Phiene772/
Painne772/
Phinge772/
Peinne771/
Phanne771/
Painny771/
Pioney771/
Poinne771/
Pineyi771/
Pineye771/
Phinay771/
Phinea771/
Phinée771/
Pineya771/
Phinoy771/
Puiney770/
Phuney770/
Phynny770/
Phinnh770/
Pine7318,072/
Piny7324/
Phny733/
Phineas711,461/
Peigney71817/
Phuinna71418/
Vienney71341/
Phennet71243/
Phimnet71232/
Pheeney71147/
Phineus7165/
Puisney7154/
Phinhae7144/
Phenner7129/
Peinnet7128/
Phinnga7112/
Phinnoi7112/
Phainay7112/
Phannee716/
Phinees715/
Phiyane715/
Paienne714/
Painnes714/
Phineja714/
Finneys713/
Painner713/
Pittney713/
Finneyh712/
Phainee712/
Phiness712/
Phaiane712/
Phetney711/
Phaines711/
Phiniya711/
Pijanne711/
Finniey711/
Payinne711/
Pahanne711/
Phingeh711/
Phingna711/
Phinnat711/
Phuneyu711/
Phennee711/
Pinahey711/
Poigney711/
Poingne711/
Phennie711/
Phionna711/
Pitnner711/
Picinne711/
Phunnoy711/
Phuinoy711/
Phinnai711/
Phinnui711/
Phannea711/
Fienney710/
Phimner710/
Phisner710/
Phesney710/
Piennie710/
Finnehy710/
Finneey710/
Paine6725,577/
Pinet678,010/
Pines676,875/
Piner672,993/
Pinyo672,821/
Pinge672,654/
Peine672,578/
Finne672,391/
Pinoy671,494/
Paney671,351/
Panne67979/
Pigne67776/
Pineh67569/
Pinay67540/
Phene67371/
Piene67315/
Pinea67308/
Finny67287/
Phengnet67270/
Pinje67268/
Peney67250/
Phina67183/
Peiny67161/
Poiny67160/
Phane67152/
Pinez67150/
Pione67134/
Punne67100/
Pined6797/
Vinne6796/
Pineu6785/
Pahne6785/
Phini6768/
Puine6741/
Pinie6738/
Painy6734/
Phaionna6734/
Pinee6732/
Peingnez6731/
Pheny6727/
Pinyi6724/
Pinei6723/
Pisny6721/
Phyne6720/
Phinawet6720/
Piscinne6718/
Pinoe6710/
Paheiner679/
Pinye678/
Poine677/
Pichinna677/
Pohjanne677/
Phinh676/
Phune675/
Piniy674/
Pinhe674/
Pihne673/
Pehne673/
Pisne673/
Pyney672/
Puney672/
Pinae672/
Phahiane672/
Pinep671/
Phithnay671/
Pahainay671/
Fnney671/
Phène671/
Pijne671/
Phuneyhu671/
Pheyenne671/
Phayanne671/
Piony671/
Pinehysh671/
Petinner671/
Pieny671/
Phuinnoi671/
Puiny671/
Paionner671/
Pheneyus670/
Pechinni670/
Fffinney670/

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