Hakala Surname
Approximately 12,693 people bear this surname
Hakala Surname User-submission:
Hakala is a Finnish surname, meaning 'from the pasture' or 'from the paddock'. It is a habitational surname from farms so named from the Finnish word haka, which means 'pasture' or 'paddock'. The locative suffix -la indicates that the person is from or associated with the place.
Hakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 9,759 | 1:563 | 43 |
| United States | 1,988 | 1:182,323 | 18,203 |
| Sweden | 268 | 1:36,742 | 2,959 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Slovakia | 52 | 1:102,624 | 19,507 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Hakala (368) may also be a first name.
Hakala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hakala is a Finnish surname, meaning 'from the pasture' or 'from the paddock'. It is a habitational surname from farms so named from the Finnish word haka, which means 'pasture' or 'paddock'. The locative suffix -la indicates that the person is from or associated with the place.
- iveiHalase comes from Hungary. This last name is quite rare; all people who bare it are related.
- stormyjHakala Demographics
Average Hakala Salary in
United States
$47,253 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hakala (Arabic: حقلا, Hindi: हाकला, Marathi: हाकला, Oriya: ହକଲା) is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hakala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hakala is the 41,193rd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 574,139 people. The last name Hakala occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hakala are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 453,251st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 368 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 9,759 people, or 1 in 563. In Finland Hakala is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 23 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent are found. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Hakala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hakala last name are 3.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.47% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hakala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning R 116,820 per year; in United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hakala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hakala in the Oriya language | ||
| ହକଲା | hakala | 66.67 |
| ହକଳା | hakala | 33.33 |
| Hakala in the Hindi language | ||
| हाकला | hakala | 62.8 |
| हकला | hakala | 37.2 |
| Hakala in the Marathi language | ||
| हाकला | hakala | 50 |
| हकला | hakala | 50 |
| Hakala in the Arabic language | ||
| حقلا | hqla | - |
| حقلي | hqly | - |
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