Karjalainen Surname

38,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karjalainen Surname User-submission:

Karjalainen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word Karjala, which is the name of the Karelia region.

Karjalainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland12,2851:44729
Sweden6551:15,0331,286
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Estonia1381:9,5781,327
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Norway471:109,41014,618
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England221:2,532,63991,802
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Karjalainen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karjalainen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word Karjala, which is the name of the Karelia region.

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Karjalainen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karjalainen is most common in Finland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karjalainen.

How Common Is The Last Name Karjalainen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,641st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 535,416 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Karjalainen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Karjalainen is most commonly used in Finland, where it is carried by 12,285 people, or 1 in 447. In Finland Karjalainen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 22 percent live, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent live and Kainuu, where 10 percent live. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Karjalainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karjalainen surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Karjalainen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 20.38% less than the national average, earning 275,534 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.07% less than the national average, earning $34,056 USD per year.

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