Kajanen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kajanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kajanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland131:422,82327,659
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kajanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kajanen occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kajanen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kajanen live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Kajanen is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 422,823. In Finland Kajanen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 54 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 38 percent are found and South Karelia, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Finland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 32 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaijanen93301/
Kaajanen937/
Kasanen86380/
Kujanen86203/
Kayanen8632/
Kajonen8617/
Kijanen8616/
Kaianen865/
Kajunen861/
Khayanen8089/
Kaasonen8015/
Kadjanin806/
Kajanina801/
Kajaanin801/
Kazjanin801/
Kaunen77299/
Kainen7768/
Kaenen7710/
Kaynen772/
Kijnen771/
Keanen770/
Kaukhanen752/
Kajėnienė751/
Kosaaneng751/
Kazanin711,658/
Kejonen71337/
Kojonen71212/
Kazanyn7180/
Kasonen7157/
Kiianen7144/
Kasanin7130/
Kayanin7118/
Kazonen7118/
Kainene716/
Kojenen713/
Kasanyn713/
Kayonen711/
Kayenen711/
Kaunenn711/
Keanene711/
Kieanen711/
Kaunnen711/
Kauhnen711/
Khaynen711/
Cayanen711/
Keannen710/
Kazanina672,824/
Kaunienė67375/
Keijonen67172/
Keisanen67135/
Kazanyna6798/
Kachanin6753/
Khazanin6718/
Kaheinen6714/
Khasanin677/
Kachanyn675/
Kaihonen675/
Kagianin674/
Khojanin673/
Keihanen672/
Kayanina672/
Kazianin671/
Kazhanin671/
Kokhanen671/
Cazannen670/
Keasnenn670/

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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 Kajanen
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