Kankaanniemi Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kankaanniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Kankaanniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankaanniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankaanniemi has its highest incidence in Finland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankaanniemi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Kankaanniemi occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kankaanniemi reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Kankaanniemi is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 148,560. In Finland Kankaanniemi is most common in: Pirkanmaa, where 51 percent reside, Tavastia Proper, where 16 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Finland it is found in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kynkäänniemi | 75 | 162 | / |
| Kankanm | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kankanam | 70 | 53 | / |
| Kankanom | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kangnimi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanganem | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kainkunmi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kankanamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanganami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kini Kinnimi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kankaanniemi
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