Fink is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fink
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Israel, Germany
Meaning:

Is a variant form of Finck. In German means the bird, or rather class of birds, known by the general name of finch.

Surname is a variant of Finck. Finch of Finch's castle.

Dweller at the sign of the finch.

FinckA provincialism for Finch. See - In German means the bird, or rather class of birds, known by the general name of finch.

How popular is Fink?

Fink is common in United States, Germany, Austria, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Slovenia, Denmark, Italy, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, England, Poland, Czechia, South Africa, Thailand, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Spain, Mexico.

Fink is ranked 5513 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fink bearers increased by 1 per cent in 2010 US census to 28701 since 2000, the surname slipped by 104 spots and ranked at 1232. The last name was found in around 10 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.55 97
Hispanic or Latino 2.08 1.14
Others 1.11 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.61 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.26
Black 0.31 0.28
Fink is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Austria is ahead in terms of density. Around 102909 people have been found who wears Fink as their family name. Fink is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Fink:
1,091 United States40,059
180 Germany38,250
Countries with thousands of Fink:
55 Austria8,868
8,155 Russia2,290
3,229 Canada1,554
5,364 Brazil1,524
913 Switzerland1,400
2,980 Argentina1,200
Countries with hundreds of Fink:
314 Slovenia974
572 Denmark914
16,991 Italy614
16,730 France594
6,064 Australia555
4,378 Kazakhstan555
11,646 England491
13,026 Poland452
5,180 Czechia334
21,377 South Africa272
71,701 Thailand173
7,407 Hungary135
600 Luxembourg133
20,423 Netherlands128
38,342 Egypt122
8,226 Uzbekistan109
22,966 Spain108
14,394 Mexico105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,342 Belgium98
9,493 New Zealand74
3,287 Estonia69
11,714 Croatia66
10,616 Sweden65
11,873 Norway60
9,391 Serbia56
23,543 Belarus53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,233 Ukraine49
10,086 Portugal38
7,666 Singapore30
16,331 Venezuela27
14,824 Dominican Republic23
37,880 Slovakia22
5,239 Paraguay21
3,086 French Polynesia18
19,343 Iraq16
7,342 Northern Ireland14
23,887 Chile13
5,530 China13
14,239 Wales13
37,801 Kyrgyzstan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
121,952 Malaysia9
25,208 Liberia8
23,443 Scotland8
786,157 India7
238,248 Philippines7
20,863 Azerbaijan6
41,832 Finland6
75,466 Israel6
10,051 Panama6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Bernhard Fink was 17 years old when he migrated to Milwaukee on May 4, 1891. He lived in Venedig, Italy where he worked as laborer and took Rugia from Hamburg & Havre.

From Germany

19 years old T. Fink who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on January 12, 1850 by Adolphine put out from Bremen. 34 years old Barbara Fink, Franz Fink (27) Farmer, Aug. Fink (35) Joiner, Fried. Fink, aged 2, Kunigunde Fink, aged 17, Cultivator Friedrich Fink, Elisab. Fink (2), Rosine Fink (26) Farmer, and 1105 other Fink around 48.47% of whom were farmer while others worked as joiner and merchant, cultivator, butcher, laborer, servant, gardener, farmer and mechanic, carpenter, undefined code, tourist, miller, smith, baker, mason, rope maker, shoemaker, upholsterer, daughter, cartwright, steel manufacturer, saddler, clerk, tailor, brewer, engineer, bricklayer, weaver, painter, confectioner, spinster, miner, lender, landlord, steward, domestic, locksmith migrated to US.

Fink Namesakes

  • Rudi Fink, retired boxer from Germany
  • Bernarda Fink, Argentine mezzo-soprano
  • Leon Fink, Distinguished Professor
  • Ida Fink, (,
  • Theodore Fink, Australian politician
  • Korinna Fink, German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
  • Sam Fink, American calligrapher
  • Robert O. Fink, papyrologist with a special interest
  • Max Fink, American neurologist and psychiatrist best
  • Thomas Fink, Anglo-American physicist, author and entrepreneur
  • John Fink, American film and television actor
  • Mike Fink, semi-legendary brawler and river boatman who exemplified the tough and hard-drinking men
  • Laurence D. Fink, American financial executive
  • Doctor Fink, American keyboardist, record producer
  • Harry Julian Fink, American television and film writer
  • Gavin Fink, American actor
  • Kenneth Fink, American television director and television producer of several television series
  • Orenda Fink, American musician, multi-instrumentalist, writer
  • Uri Fink, Israeli comic book artist and writer
  • Michael Fink, German footballer and manager
  • Tom Fink, American Republican politician from Alaska
  • Thorsten Fink, German former footballer,
  • Albert Fink, German-born civil engineer
  • Jimmy Fink, New York metropolitan area radio personality
  • Roy Fink, former Israeli football player and currently a coach at the Colorado Rapids U-23s
  • Joey Fink, retired American soccer forward
  • Eugen Fink, German philosopher

Fink Namesakes

  • Rudi Fink, retired boxer from Germany
  • Bernarda Fink, Argentine mezzo-soprano
  • Leon Fink, Distinguished Professor
  • Ida Fink, (,
  • Theodore Fink, Australian politician
  • Korinna Fink, German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
  • Sam Fink, American calligrapher
  • Robert O. Fink, papyrologist with a special interest
  • Max Fink, American neurologist and psychiatrist best
  • Thomas Fink, Anglo-American physicist, author and entrepreneur
  • John Fink, American film and television actor
  • Mike Fink, semi-legendary brawler and river boatman who exemplified the tough and hard-drinking men
  • Laurence D. Fink, American financial executive
  • Doctor Fink, American keyboardist, record producer
  • Harry Julian Fink, American television and film writer
  • Gavin Fink, American actor
  • Kenneth Fink, American television director and television producer of several television series
  • Orenda Fink, American musician, multi-instrumentalist, writer
  • Uri Fink, Israeli comic book artist and writer
  • Michael Fink, German footballer and manager
  • Tom Fink, American Republican politician from Alaska
  • Thorsten Fink, German former footballer,
  • Albert Fink, German-born civil engineer
  • Jimmy Fink, New York metropolitan area radio personality
  • Roy Fink, former Israeli football player and currently a coach at the Colorado Rapids U-23s
  • Joey Fink, retired American soccer forward
  • Eugen Fink, German philosopher

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