Kiiskinen Surname

192,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kiiskinen Surname User-submission:

Meaning: diminutive of ruffe, 'small ruffe'.

Kiiskinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,0091:2,736423
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Estonia191:69,56912,771
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kiiskinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: diminutive of ruffe, 'small ruffe'.

- andulka

Meaning: diminutive of ridge, 'small ridge'.

- andulka

Kiiskinen Last Name Facts

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

Kiiskinen is found most frequently in Finland. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiiskinen? popularity and diffusion

Kiiskinen is the 192,671st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,335,261 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kiiskinen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Kiiskinen is most common in Finland, where it is held by 2,009 people, or 1 in 2,736. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent live, North Karelia, where 21 percent live and Northern Savonia, where 10 percent live. Excluding Finland this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Kiiskinen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kiiskinen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $36,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.99% more than the national average, earning $77,004 CAD per year.

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