Karunen Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland361:152,68613,963
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karunen (16) may also be a first name.

Karunen Last Name Facts

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

Karunen is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karunen are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 16 people.

It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 152,686. In Finland Karunen is mostly concentrated in: Pirkanmaa, where 47 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 22 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Finland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karhunen933,440/
Karinen86760/
Karonen86737/
Karunin86194/
Kerunen8615/
Karunyn8613/
Karunem861/
Karhinen80329/
Karunina80173/
Kourunen80127/
Kharunin80118/
Karzunin8042/
Kairinen8026/
Kaaronen8021/
Karunyna8010/
Karhonen806/
Kauronen806/
Kaarinen804/
Kuirunen804/
Kharunyn803/
Karzunyn802/
Karungin801/
Kaurinen801/
Katrunin801/
Karoonen801/
Kharunina7566/
Khaurinen7519/
Kharunyna754/
Kaharinen754/
Khairunyn753/
Karūnienė751/
Koronen71143/
Karinin7185/
Karonin7117/
Khairunyna714/
Karonyn712/
Korunin712/
Korinen711/
Kerinen710/
Korhonen6726,610/
Korzunin67336/
Kharinin6797/
Carungin6732/
Korzunyn6722/
Korunina6718/
Khorunin676/
Khorunyn673/
Kharonin672/
Kärhinen671/

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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 Karunen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis