Jeskanen Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Jeskanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeskanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6981:7,8751,224
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Jeskanen Last Name Facts

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

Jeskanen occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jeskanen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeskanen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 470,273rd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jeskanen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 7,875. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent are found, North Karelia, where 28 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 9 percent are found. Not including Finland Jeskanen occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskanen9313/
Heskanen881/
Ekanen86396/
Heiskanen827,645/
Sikanen80474/
Eskonen80147/
Ekannen805/
Ejkanen804/
Ekaunen803/
Ekanenn802/
Ekkanen801/
Kheyskanen7810/
Heiskainen781/
Jehkonen75171/
Jekkonen7576/
Suikanen7532/
Sujkanen751/
Seikanen751/
Suikkanen71918/
Hiekkanen71329/
Ekonen71178/
Soikkanen7165/
Heiskonen7125/
Soykkanen7115/
Ekanin7114/
Haiskanen718/
Hsikainen711/
Eskhanina711/
Eckonen6722/
Kheyskonen6716/
Ekhanin679/
Cekanin677/
Kheiskonen676/
Gekanem674/
Ekhanyn673/
Sekanin672/
Yekanin671/
Yekanem671/
Ehikhamnen671/
Iekanem671/
Haisskanen671/

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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 Jeskanen
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