Hamalainen Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Hamalainen Surname User-submission:

(Finnish) Descendant of the Tavastian (a subgroup in southern Finland).

Hamalainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Finland711:77,4188,452
Australia681:396,99632,204
Denmark391:144,73612,759
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Hämalainen (2) & Hämälainen (12) are calculated separately.

Hamalainen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Finnish) Descendant of the Tavastian (a subgroup in southern Finland).

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Hamalainen Last Name Facts

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

Hamalainen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Hämalainen or Hämälainen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamalainen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,988th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Hamalainen are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 1,015,291. In The United States Hamalainen is mostly found in: Florida, where 9 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Hamalainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hamalainen last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamalainen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.33% more than the national average, earning R 376,260 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,192 CAD per year.

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