Karkkulainen Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karkkulainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karkkulainen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland841:65,4377,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Karkkulainen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkkulainen is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karkkulainen.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkkulainen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karkkulainen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Karkkulainen is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 65,437. In Finland Karkkulainen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 54 percent reside, North Karelia, where 29 percent reside and South Karelia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Finland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkkolainen9224/
Korkolainen7883/
Korkelainen7816/
Karkalaynen787/
Karklinienė784/
Kurkulionienė723/
Korkalainen70782/
Kargalaynen701/
Kirklanan671/
Karaoglanean671/
Korculanin641/
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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 Karkkulainen
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