Kirvesniemi Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Kirvesniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 191 | 1:28,779 | 3,857 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kirvesniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirvesniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirvesniemi is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirvesniemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kirvesniemi is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kirvesniemi are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 28,779. In Finland Kirvesniemi is most common in: South Karelia, where 28 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 21 percent are found and Southern Savonia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
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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
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