Aaltonen Surname

46,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Aaltonen Surname User-submission:

The Aaltonen surname derives from the word aalto, which means 'wave', and -nen, a common ending for a surname in Finland.

Aaltonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland10,3571:53137
Sweden2421:40,6893,252
Estonia1271:10,4081,483
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Canada901:409,39536,056
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England251:2,228,72284,230
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway151:342,81932,589
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Aaltonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Aaltonen surname derives from the word aalto, which means 'wave', and -nen, a common ending for a surname in Finland.

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Aaltonen Last Name Facts

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

Aaltonen (Russian: Аалтонен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aaltonen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,724th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 656,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Aaltonen reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 10,357 people, or 1 in 531. In Finland Aaltonen is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 31 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 25 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent reside. Other than Finland it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Aaltonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aaltonen surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Aaltonen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.5% more than the national average, earning 586,599 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $38,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altonen93288/
Haltonen881/
Aaltanen881/
Altonienė821/
Halttonen821/
Altonin8014/
Eltonen8014/
Altanen801/
Haltunen7554/
Heltonen7517/
Halttunen711,843/
Altanienė712/
Altunin672,466/
Altunyn67349/
Altanin6727/
Altunina633,560/
Altunyna63452/
Altanina6311/
Heltenen633/
Althanning567/
Eltanin532/
Althanim501/

Aaltonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aaltonen in the Russian language
Аалтоненaaltonen-

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