Huhtakangas Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Huhtakangas Surname User-submission:
The Huhtakangas surname comes from the Finnish word for 'smash'.
Huhtakangas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 293 | 1:18,760 | 2,674 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Huhtakangas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Huhtakangas surname comes from the Finnish word for 'smash'.
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Where Does The Last Name Huhtakangas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Huhtakangas is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Huhtakangas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Huhtakangas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 806,178th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Huhtakangas are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Huhtakangas is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 18,760. In Finland Huhtakangas is most prevalent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 41 percent live, Uusimaa, where 20 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 10 percent live. Beside Finland Huhtakangas is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hautakangas | 91 | 548 | / |
| Huhtikangas | 91 | 54 | / |
| Hietakangas | 82 | 388 | / |
| Hattukangas | 73 | 135 | / |
| Heittokangas | 70 | 34 | / |
| Hutckings | 70 | 1 | / |
| Hatkings | 63 | 0 | / |
| Hodkings | 53 | 2 | / |
| Hitghings | 50 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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