Eteläinen Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Eteläinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eteläinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland891:61,7617,109
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Etelainen (2) are calculated separately.

Eteläinen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eteläinen is found most frequently in Finland. It may be rendered as: Etelainen. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eteläinen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Eteläinen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eteläinen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Eteläinen is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 61,761. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 37 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 16 percent are found and South Karelia, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etelainen962/
Etelinina781/
Iitiläinen741/
Iittiläinen7059/
Hyytiläinen701/
Otollinen6726/
Atilinene671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eteläinen
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