Karjalainen Surname
Approximately 13,611 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 12,285 | 1:447 | 29 |
| Sweden | 655 | 1:15,033 | 1,286 |
| Australia | 141 | 1:191,459 | 19,007 |
| Estonia | 138 | 1:9,578 | 1,327 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| Norway | 47 | 1:109,410 | 14,618 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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.
- rocknrollKarjalainen Demographics
Average Male Karjalainen Height
171.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karjalaienen | 96 | 2 | / |
| Karajalainen | 96 | 2 | / |
| Karjalinen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kirjalainen | 91 | 163 | / |
| Karjalannen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karyalainen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karjalajnen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karjalainenová | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karyalanen | 86 | 13 | / |
| Karyalaynen | 82 | 156 | / |
| Kariolinen | 76 | 1 | / |
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