Karhunen Surname

131,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karhunen Surname User-submission:

Karhu is a Finnish word for the animal, 'bear'.

Karhunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,2281:1,703256
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Karhunen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karhu is a Finnish word for the animal, 'bear'.

- jkarhu

Karhunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karhunen is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karhunen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 131,419th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,118,473 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karhunen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is borne by 3,228 people, or 1 in 1,703. In Finland it is most numerous in: Northern Savonia, where 51 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 24 percent reside and Central Finland, where 3 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Karhunen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Karhunen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karunen9337/
Karhinen88329/
Karhonen886/
Karinen80760/
Karonen80737/
Karunin80194/
Kerunen8015/
Karunyn8013/
Karunem801/
Korhonen7526,610/
Karunina75173/
Kourunen75127/
Kharunin75118/
Karzunin7542/
Kairinen7526/
Kaaronen7521/
Karunyna7510/
Kauronen756/
Kuirunen754/
Kaarinen754/
Kharunyn753/
Karzunyn752/
Karoonen751/
Katrunin751/
Kärhinen751/
Karungin751/
Kaurinen751/
Kharunina7166/
Khaurinen7119/
Kharunyna714/
Kaharinen714/
Khairunyn713/
Korhhonen711/
Karūnienė711/
Koronen67143/
Karinin6785/
Karonin6717/
Khairunyna674/
Karonyn672/
Korunin672/
Korinen671/
Kerinen670/

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