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 occurs most in Finland. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kajaani.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajaani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Kajaani occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kajaani live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 171,772. In Finland Kajaani is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 38 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 34 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.
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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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