Hietakangas Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Hietakangas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hietakangas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3791:14,5032,143
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Hietakangas Last Name Facts

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

Hietakangas has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hietakangas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hietakangas is the 742,570th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hietakangas are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 14,503. In Finland Hietakangas is primarily concentrated in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 40 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 25 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 11 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aitakangas8627/
Hautakangas82548/
Huhtakangas82347/
Heittokangas7834/
Hattukangas73135/
Huhtikangas7354/
Aittokangas733/
Hitghings600/
Hodkings532/
Hatkings530/
Hutckings501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hietakangas
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