Kankainen Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kankainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8141:6,7531,060
Sweden411:240,16516,652
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kankainen Last Name Facts

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

Kankainen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kankainen is the 390,762nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kankainen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Kankainen is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 6,753. In Finland Kankainen is most common in: Central Finland, where 30 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 20 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 17 percent are found. Besides Finland this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kankainen Last Name Statistics demography

Kankainen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.24% less than the national average, earning $15,431 USD 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
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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 Kankainen
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