Kahkonen Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Kahkonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahkonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada371:995,82774,831
Finland111:499,70030,478
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kähkonen (2) & Kähkönen (3,249) are calculated separately.

Kahkonen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahkonen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kähkonen or Kähkönen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahkonen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,148,257th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kahkonen are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, Maine, where 26 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Finland, where 5 percent reside.

Kahkonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kahkonen surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kahkonen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning $50,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $62,967 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Kahkonen
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