Central Finland Genealogical Records
Central Finland Birth & Baptism Records
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Central Finland Reference Works
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Most Common Surnames in Central Finland
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nieminen | 2,407 | 1:111 | 11.32% | 3 |
| 2 | Mäkinen | 1,864 | 1:144 | 8.82% | 4 |
| 3 | Kinnunen | 1,800 | 1:149 | 13.36% | 21 |
| 4 | Hämäläinen | 1,710 | 1:157 | 8.79% | 5 |
| 5 | Ahonen | 1,637 | 1:164 | 14.54% | 31 |
| 6 | Paananen | 1,615 | 1:166 | 29.35% | 126 |
| 7 | Lahtinen | 1,543 | 1:174 | 13.87% | 32 |
| 8 | Hänninen | 1,437 | 1:186 | 18.13% | 67 |
| 9 | Laitinen | 1,421 | 1:188 | 10.13% | 19 |
| 10 | Manninen | 1,393 | 1:192 | 14.67% | 45 |
| 11 | Korhonen | 1,366 | 1:196 | 5.66% | 1 |
| 12 | Liimatainen | 1,341 | 1:200 | 34.84% | 197 |
| 13 | Virtanen | 1,295 | 1:207 | 5.59% | 2 |
| 14 | Järvinen | 1,292 | 1:207 | 7.73% | 11 |
| 15 | Leppänen | 1,276 | 1:210 | 12.27% | 36 |
| 16 | Lehtonen | 1,224 | 1:219 | 7.24% | 10 |
| 17 | Kauppinen | 1,213 | 1:221 | 14.84% | 65 |
| 18 | Salminen | 1,201 | 1:223 | 8.09% | 14 |
| 19 | Koskinen | 1,188 | 1:225 | 6.71% | 9 |
| 20 | Salonen | 1,168 | 1:229 | 8.23% | 18 |
| 21 | Oksanen | 1,103 | 1:243 | 15.45% | 87 |
| 22 | Jokinen | 1,071 | 1:250 | 8.43% | 26 |
| 23 | Hytönen | 1,043 | 1:257 | 34.08% | 265 |
| 24 | Rantanen | 999 | 1:268 | 7.78% | 25 |
| 25 | Hokkanen | 992 | 1:270 | 22.58% | 170 |
| 26 | Pasanen | 983 | 1:272 | 19.55% | 141 |
| 27 | Saarinen | 868 | 1:309 | 5.76% | 13 |
| 28 | Savolainen | 863 | 1:310 | 6.61% | 23 |
| 29 | Heinonen | 829 | 1:323 | 5.59% | 15 |
| 30 | Lampinen | 819 | 1:327 | 18.63% | 169 |
| 31 | Rautiainen | 809 | 1:331 | 11.82% | 93 |
| 32 | Puttonen | 794 | 1:337 | 45.45% | 500 |
| 33 | Mäkelä | 787 | 1:340 | 4.11% | 6 |
| 34 | Pitkänen | 772 | 1:347 | 7.15% | 33 |
| 35 | Kovanen | 758 | 1:353 | 30.48% | 338 |
| 36 | Häkkinen | 743 | 1:360 | 14.40% | 136 |
| 37 | Lehtinen | 723 | 1:370 | 4.61% | 12 |
| 38 | Peltonen | 688 | 1:389 | 7.85% | 57 |
| 39 | Hakkarainen | 667 | 1:401 | 8.35% | 66 |
| 40 | Minkkinen | 625 | 1:428 | 37.72% | 524 |
| 41 | Kautto | 622 | 1:431 | 38.21% | 536 |
| 42 | Penttinen | 621 | 1:431 | 15.70% | 191 |
| 43 | Tarvainen | 573 | 1:467 | 20.81% | 306 |
| 44 | Niemi | 570 | 1:470 | 3.95% | 17 |
| 45 | Honkonen | 569 | 1:471 | 40.94% | 621 |
| 46 | Viinikainen | 564 | 1:475 | 41.62% | 639 |
| 47 | Lahti | 549 | 1:488 | 7.36% | 76 |
| 48 | Matilainen | 544 | 1:492 | 17.88% | 268 |
| 49 | Rossi | 532 | 1:503 | 21.79% | 346 |
| 50 | Niskanen | 531 | 1:504 | 5.97% | 54 |
| 51 | Huttunen | 528 | 1:507 | 6.75% | 68 |
| 52 | Heikkinen | 523 | 1:512 | 2.84% | 8 |
| 53 | Nurminen | 519 | 1:516 | 7.73% | 97 |
| 54 | Leinonen | 517 | 1:518 | 5.20% | 38 |
| 55 | Hirvonen | 513 | 1:522 | 5.57% | 49 |
| 56 | Halttunen | 511 | 1:524 | 31.16% | 530 |
| 57 | Pietiläinen | 506 | 1:529 | 33.53% | 571 |
| 58 | Karjalainen | 497 | 1:539 | 4.05% | 29 |
| 59 | Heikkilä | 489 | 1:548 | 3.36% | 16 |
| 60 | Kumpulainen | 485 | 1:552 | 12.83% | 205 |
| 60 | Valkonen | 485 | 1:552 | 19.49% | 337 |
| 62 | Muhonen | 480 | 1:558 | 21.14% | 379 |
| 63 | Varis | 474 | 1:565 | 15.62% | 269 |
| 64 | Moilanen | 469 | 1:571 | 6.09% | 70 |
| 65 | Laine | 468 | 1:572 | 2.53% | 7 |
| 66 | Turunen | 462 | 1:580 | 3.35% | 20 |
| 67 | Väisänen | 454 | 1:590 | 4.60% | 40 |
| 68 | Kemppainen | 447 | 1:599 | 5.99% | 75 |
| 69 | Hintikka | 443 | 1:604 | 36.13% | 728 |
| 69 | Pynnönen | 443 | 1:604 | 32.99% | 644 |
| 71 | Ruuska | 439 | 1:610 | 24.46% | 492 |
| 72 | Turpeinen | 437 | 1:613 | 15.62% | 303 |
| 73 | Siekkinen | 436 | 1:614 | 29.46% | 586 |
| 74 | Autio | 425 | 1:630 | 9.64% | 168 |
| 74 | Kärkkäinen | 425 | 1:630 | 5.77% | 80 |
| 76 | Pekkarinen | 422 | 1:635 | 18.28% | 370 |
| 77 | Hakala | 420 | 1:638 | 4.30% | 43 |
| 77 | Salo | 420 | 1:638 | 3.22% | 24 |
| 79 | Tuominen | 411 | 1:652 | 3.14% | 22 |
| 80 | Ahola | 410 | 1:653 | 5.59% | 84 |
| 81 | Pulkkinen | 405 | 1:661 | 4.85% | 60 |
| 82 | Linna | 403 | 1:664 | 18.38% | 394 |
| 83 | Hyvönen | 394 | 1:680 | 6.84% | 120 |
| 83 | Moisio | 394 | 1:680 | 14.90% | 319 |
| 83 | Piispanen | 394 | 1:680 | 26.93% | 597 |
| 86 | Kallio | 390 | 1:687 | 3.95% | 39 |
| 87 | Ikonen | 383 | 1:699 | 5.21% | 81 |
| 87 | Jääskeläinen | 383 | 1:699 | 6.40% | 112 |
| 89 | Peltola | 381 | 1:703 | 5.16% | 78 |
| 90 | Ylönen | 377 | 1:710 | 14.61% | 325 |
| 91 | Koivisto | 374 | 1:716 | 3.99% | 46 |
| 91 | Seppänen | 374 | 1:716 | 4.85% | 69 |
| 93 | Mattila | 371 | 1:722 | 2.96% | 28 |
| 93 | Vesterinen | 371 | 1:722 | 14.19% | 324 |
| 95 | Rajala | 368 | 1:728 | 6.14% | 111 |
| 96 | Aho | 357 | 1:750 | 4.86% | 83 |
| 97 | Kananen | 356 | 1:752 | 21.79% | 535 |
| 97 | Puranen | 356 | 1:752 | 16.38% | 397 |
| 99 | Hyvärinen | 355 | 1:754 | 5.74% | 106 |
| 99 | Tiainen | 355 | 1:754 | 7.00% | 139 |
| 101 | Malinen | 353 | 1:759 | 7.96% | 166 |
| 102 | Honkanen | 351 | 1:763 | 5.37% | 100 |
| 102 | Miettinen | 351 | 1:763 | 2.77% | 27 |
| 102 | Vuorinen | 351 | 1:763 | 5.08% | 91 |
| 105 | Ojala | 347 | 1:772 | 3.32% | 35 |
| 106 | Taipale | 343 | 1:781 | 11.51% | 278 |
| 107 | Rantala | 341 | 1:785 | 3.89% | 58 |
| 108 | Laaksonen | 339 | 1:790 | 3.48% | 44 |
| 109 | Makkonen | 338 | 1:792 | 6.17% | 127 |
| 109 | Niemelä | 338 | 1:792 | 4.06% | 61 |
| 111 | Raatikainen | 337 | 1:795 | 13.33% | 332 |
| 112 | Huuskonen | 333 | 1:804 | 13.78% | 353 |
| 112 | Räsänen | 333 | 1:804 | 2.89% | 30 |
| 114 | Kettunen | 329 | 1:814 | 3.63% | 51 |
| 115 | Kokkonen | 328 | 1:816 | 5.14% | 102 |
| 115 | Rutanen | 328 | 1:816 | 41.52% | 1,085 |
| 117 | Kokko | 325 | 1:824 | 6.11% | 131 |
| 117 | Sironen | 325 | 1:824 | 41.56% | 1,101 |
| 119 | Jäntti | 320 | 1:837 | 12.91% | 340 |
| 119 | Närhi | 320 | 1:837 | 19.36% | 526 |
| 121 | Salmela | 319 | 1:839 | 6.16% | 135 |
| 122 | Saari | 315 | 1:850 | 3.85% | 64 |
| 122 | Suuronen | 315 | 1:850 | 24.48% | 688 |
| 124 | Mustonen | 314 | 1:853 | 3.20% | 42 |
| 125 | Salmi | 312 | 1:858 | 4.06% | 71 |
| 125 | Toikkanen | 312 | 1:858 | 33.62% | 929 |
| 127 | Lappalainen | 307 | 1:872 | 3.60% | 59 |
| 127 | Tikkanen | 307 | 1:872 | 5.69% | 129 |
| 129 | Harju | 306 | 1:875 | 4.85% | 104 |
| 129 | Laukkanen | 306 | 1:875 | 5.17% | 115 |
| 129 | Riikonen | 306 | 1:875 | 7.95% | 197 |
| 129 | Tamminen | 306 | 1:875 | 5.88% | 133 |
| 129 | Viitanen | 306 | 1:875 | 5.49% | 125 |
| 134 | Partanen | 305 | 1:878 | 3.48% | 56 |
| 135 | Vainio | 303 | 1:884 | 4.30% | 88 |
| 136 | Pöyhönen | 302 | 1:887 | 16.29% | 461 |
| 137 | Koponen | 301 | 1:890 | 4.13% | 85 |
| 137 | Kuitunen | 301 | 1:890 | 20.03% | 574 |
| 139 | Kangas | 300 | 1:893 | 5.13% | 116 |
| 139 | Toivonen | 300 | 1:893 | 3.29% | 50 |
| 141 | Kainulainen | 297 | 1:902 | 7.18% | 181 |
| 141 | Koskela | 297 | 1:902 | 3.93% | 73 |
| 143 | Lehto | 296 | 1:905 | 3.18% | 47 |
| 144 | Anttila | 294 | 1:911 | 2.98% | 41 |
| 145 | Mikkonen | 293 | 1:914 | 3.96% | 77 |
| 146 | Pekkanen | 292 | 1:917 | 17.82% | 531 |
| 147 | Pesonen | 291 | 1:920 | 4.02% | 86 |
| 148 | Kivelä | 287 | 1:933 | 6.65% | 171 |
| 148 | Kolehmainen | 287 | 1:933 | 6.38% | 160 |
| 148 | Liukkonen | 287 | 1:933 | 8.03% | 223 |
| 151 | Poikonen | 282 | 1:950 | 33.89% | 1,034 |
| 152 | Seppälä | 281 | 1:953 | 3.40% | 63 |
| 153 | Keskinen | 278 | 1:963 | 8.08% | 236 |
| 154 | Nykänen | 273 | 1:981 | 4.72% | 119 |
| 155 | Suominen | 272 | 1:985 | 3.55% | 72 |
| 156 | Kotilainen | 271 | 1:988 | 14.86% | 476 |
| 157 | Nissinen | 266 | 1:1,007 | 6.26% | 176 |
| 157 | Oikari | 266 | 1:1,007 | 51.15% | 1,642 |
| 159 | Halonen | 264 | 1:1,014 | 3.53% | 74 |
| 159 | Oinonen | 264 | 1:1,014 | 9.76% | 312 |
| 161 | Hiltunen | 263 | 1:1,018 | 2.47% | 34 |
| 162 | Palonen | 262 | 1:1,022 | 15.06% | 503 |
| 162 | Pennanen | 262 | 1:1,022 | 6.59% | 189 |
| 164 | Aalto | 261 | 1:1,026 | 2.96% | 55 |
| 165 | Janhonen | 260 | 1:1,030 | 48.15% | 1,586 |
| 166 | Laakso | 256 | 1:1,046 | 2.76% | 48 |
| 167 | Hietala | 251 | 1:1,067 | 4.96% | 140 |
| 168 | Friman | 249 | 1:1,075 | 12.65% | 432 |
| 168 | Hakanen | 249 | 1:1,075 | 14.27% | 501 |
| 168 | Pakarinen | 249 | 1:1,075 | 6.46% | 196 |
| 171 | Aaltonen | 248 | 1:1,080 | 2.39% | 37 |
| 172 | Korpela | 246 | 1:1,089 | 4.93% | 142 |
| 173 | Markkanen | 244 | 1:1,098 | 7.14% | 237 |
| 174 | Jaatinen | 243 | 1:1,102 | 9.28% | 322 |
| 174 | Kankainen | 243 | 1:1,102 | 29.85% | 1,060 |
| 174 | Parviainen | 243 | 1:1,102 | 3.29% | 79 |
| 177 | Pellinen | 242 | 1:1,107 | 15.68% | 565 |
| 177 | Pölkki | 242 | 1:1,107 | 47.27% | 1,667 |
| 179 | Holm | 238 | 1:1,125 | 7.95% | 277 |
| 180 | Järvenpää | 237 | 1:1,130 | 6.46% | 216 |
| 180 | Lamberg | 237 | 1:1,130 | 17.43% | 635 |
| 182 | Parkkonen | 233 | 1:1,149 | 16.79% | 624 |
| 183 | Immonen | 229 | 1:1,169 | 3.45% | 99 |
| 183 | Jämsen | 229 | 1:1,169 | 33.58% | 1,257 |
| 183 | Saikkonen | 229 | 1:1,169 | 18.57% | 724 |
| 186 | Heinänen | 228 | 1:1,175 | 21.43% | 825 |
| 187 | Perälä | 227 | 1:1,180 | 6.91% | 248 |
| 188 | Rissanen | 226 | 1:1,185 | 2.73% | 62 |
| 189 | Rahkonen | 225 | 1:1,190 | 16.38% | 631 |
| 189 | Tenhunen | 225 | 1:1,190 | 12.82% | 497 |
| 191 | Heimonen | 224 | 1:1,195 | 12.17% | 467 |
| 191 | Koljonen | 224 | 1:1,195 | 12.40% | 484 |
| 193 | Saastamoinen | 223 | 1:1,201 | 6.12% | 220 |
| 194 | Hietanen | 222 | 1:1,206 | 5.81% | 200 |
| 194 | Ruotsalainen | 222 | 1:1,206 | 3.83% | 118 |
| 196 | Jokela | 220 | 1:1,217 | 4.50% | 147 |
| 197 | Ollikainen | 219 | 1:1,223 | 6.24% | 229 |
| 198 | Poikolainen | 214 | 1:1,251 | 34.35% | 1,373 |
| 199 | Pääkkönen | 211 | 1:1,269 | 7.46% | 299 |
| 200 | Juvonen | 210 | 1:1,275 | 5.67% | 212 |