Kajaani Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Kajaani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Kajaani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kajaani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kajaani is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kajaani.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajaani? popularity and diffusion
Kajaani is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Kajaani is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kajaani live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 171,772. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 38 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 34 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kajaani
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