Häkkä Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Häkkä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Häkkä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland301:183,22315,926
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hakka (1,222) are calculated separately.

Häkkä Last Name Facts

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

Häkkä occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Hakka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Häkkä? popularity and diffusion

The last name Häkkä is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Häkkä is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Häkkä live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 47 percent reside, Päijänne Tavastia, where 43 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Finland it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 18 percent reside and Estonia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakka871,222/
Hökkä80163/
Häkki8071/
Jäkkä804/
Jäykkä7333/
Hakk67627/
Häck67421/
Äkke6766/
Hekk6766/
Häke6735/
Hokk6733/
Hukk6729/
Hikk672/
Äkäs671/

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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 Häkkä
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