Hautaniemi Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Hautaniemi Surname User-submission:

The Hautaniemi surname means 'grave digger on the peninsula'. It comes from hauta, meaning 'grave', and niemi, meaning 'peninsula'.

Hautaniemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6701:8,2041,279
Sweden581:169,77211,770
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Hautaniemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hautaniemi surname means 'grave digger on the peninsula'. It comes from hauta, meaning 'grave', and niemi, meaning 'peninsula'.

- jhautaniemi

Possible origin from location where tar was being produced in tar pits.

Translation: (terva) hauta niemi = tar pit peninsula.

- h473a

Hautaniemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hautaniemi is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hautaniemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,044th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Hautaniemi live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Hautaniemi is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 8,204. In Finland it is primarily found in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent live, Uusimaa, where 19 percent live and Lapland, where 13 percent live. Not including Finland this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Hautaniemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hautaniemi last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Hautaniemi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,212 USD per year.

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