Hirvelä Surname
Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname
Hirvelä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,094 | 1:5,024 | 810 |
| Sweden | 91 | 1:108,206 | 7,807 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Hirvela (277) are calculated separately.
Hirvelä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirvelä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hirvelä occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Hirvela. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirvelä? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hirvelä is the 309,963rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,993,048 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hirvelä live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 5,024. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 21 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 19 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 14 percent reside. Other than Finland this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirvela | 95 | 277 | / |
| Ervelä | 77 | 24 | / |
| Irvela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Irveli | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chirvelli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirvella | 75 | 1 | / |
| Järvelä | 71 | 2,746 | / |
| Hirvale | 71 | 580 | / |
| Hiruela | 71 | 99 | / |
| Hervela | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hirvali | 71 | 13 | / |
| Irvelli | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hervele | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hervely | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hurveli | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hervella | 67 | 643 | / |
| Herveleu | 67 | 105 | / |
| Hervelle | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hervelha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Iervella | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hervelet | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chervela | 67 | 24 | / |
| Härvelid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iervelli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hirvoila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chirvila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hervelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirviele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chervele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țirvelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirvile | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hirvelä
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