Kirsilä Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kirsilä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirsilä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1461:37,6494,823
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kirsila (16) are calculated separately.

Kirsilä Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirsilä is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Kirsila. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirsilä? popularity and diffusion

Kirsilä is the 1,364,059th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kirsilä reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Kirsilä is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 37,649. In Finland it is most frequent in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 29 percent are found, Ostrobothnia, where 26 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Finland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirsila9516/
Kirselä869/
Kirsileht7519/
Kircili71345/
Kirgili711/
Kursili711/
Kersilö711/
Kursile711/
Kirsely710/
Khirseli6710/
Kursiele671/
Kirseley670/

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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
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  • 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 Kirsilä
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