Heikkilä Surname

34,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Heikkilä Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Finnish male first name Heikki.

Heikkilä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland14,5611:37716
Sweden5461:18,0341,512
Estonia1381:9,5781,327
Norway231:223,57824,793
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Heikkila (2,227) are calculated separately.

Heikkilä Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Finnish male first name Heikki.

- finnhawk

Heikkilä Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heikkilä is found most in Finland. It can appear as a variant: Heikkila. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heikkilä? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,653rd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 476,435 people. Heikkilä occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Heikkilä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 14,561 people, or 1 in 377. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 23 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 13 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Finland this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Heikkilä Last Name Statistics demography

Heikkilä earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.19% more than the national average, earning 488,635 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heikkila962,227/
Hekkilä938/
Heikkile8813/
Heikkilae828/
Häkkilä80611/
Heikelä8075/
Heikila8028/
Hekkila803/
Ekilä7717/
Chekkila7526/
Haikkila7522/
Chikkili7511/
Heikkela754/
Chekkili753/
Heiakila752/
Chikkila752/
Ikkelä7147/
Hikili7137/
Hikila7131/
Ekkili7123/
Ekkila7115/
Hekile7111/
Ikkili718/
Hikile713/
Hekila711/
Chikkiley711/
Chikkuila711/
Ikkile711/
Hekili711/
Chikile671,147/
Hakkila67213/
Chikili67181/
Aikkila6795/
Eyikili6773/
Chikila6768/
Chekili6767/
Heukile6735/
Chekila6724/
Eikilis6720/
Chekile6714/
Jäkkilä6712/
Heikele6710/
Häkkälä6710/
Ehikili678/
Yekkila677/
Hekkele675/
Heikela674/
Khekile674/
Yekkili673/
Jekkila671/
Aikkili671/
Jikkili671/
Ehekile671/
Geikile671/

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