Kettunen Surname

52,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kettunen Surname Definition:

(Finnish) One who lived at the sign of the fox; one with foxlike qualities.

Kettunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9,0571:60751
Sweden2721:36,2012,920
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Norway191:270,64728,127
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Kettunen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) One who lived at the sign of the fox; one with foxlike qualities.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kettunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kettunen (Russian: Кеттунен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kettunen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettunen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,121st most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 741,735 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kettunen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 9,057 people, or 1 in 607. In Finland Kettunen is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 23 percent live and North Karelia, where 14 percent live. Beside Finland it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kettunen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kettunen last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kettunen last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kettunen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning 293,441 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning $38,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $58,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettounen945/
Khettunen941/
Kettinen88206/
Kattunen882/
Kettonen882/
Khattunen8264/
Ketonen801,702/
Ketunin80516/
Kitunen80271/
Ketinen801/
Kiettinien781/
Kuitunen751,647/
Kattinen754/
Kuytunen751/
Kethinen751/
Kuittinen711,538/
Khattunin712/
Kheitinen711/
Kuitunnen711/
Kuituinen711/
Katunin671,640/
Katunyn67436/
Ketunim67119/
Kytonen6764/
Kotunin6714/
Kitunin677/
Ketonin677/
Katinen676/
Kitonen672/
Kotunyn671/
Ketinin671/
Kaitonen6320/
Kitunina637/
Katounin633/
Khatunin632/
Kuitinen631/
Kietinin631/
Katinienė591,629/
Kitonin5331/
Katinin5320/
Kitinin533/
Kotinin533/
Kytonyn532/
Catunin531/
Khytonyn5017/
Khatinin507/

Kettunen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kettunen in the Russian language
Кеттуненkettunen-

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