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

Hautaniemi has its highest incidence in Finland. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hautaniemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 429,044th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,064,112 people. The last name Hautaniemi is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Hautaniemi are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Hautaniemi is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 8,204. In Finland it is most common in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 19 percent are found and Lapland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Finland this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Hautaniemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hautaniemi surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% registered with 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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