Karhiniemi Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Karhiniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
Karhiniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karhiniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karhiniemi is most common in Finland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karhiniemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Karhiniemi are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 196,311. In Finland Karhiniemi is mostly found in: Satakunta, where 64 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent reside. Not including Finland Karhiniemi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kariniemi | 95 | 574 | / |
| Karhuniemi | 90 | 53 | / |
| Kaariniemi | 90 | 39 | / |
| Karisniemi | 90 | 2 | / |
| Kareniemi | 84 | 5 | / |
| Karesniemi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Karainema | 74 | 1 | / |
| Katrinayomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karenima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carinhema | 63 | 1 | / |
| Korenema | 56 | 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
- 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 Karhiniemi
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