Kokkonen Surname

69,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kokkonen Surname User-submission:

The Kokkonen surname is derived from the Finnish word kokko, meaning 'bonfire', and the surname suffix -nen.

Kokkonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6,3841:861102
Sweden2611:37,7273,034
Australia1141:236,80422,158
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Norway121:428,52437,411
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kokkonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kokkonen surname is derived from the Finnish word kokko, meaning 'bonfire', and the surname suffix -nen.

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Kokkonen Last Name Facts

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

Kokkonen (Russian: Кокконен) is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokkonen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokkonen is the 69,226th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,017,387 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kokkonen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Kokkonen is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 6,384 people, or 1 in 861. In Finland Kokkonen is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 19 percent reside and North Karelia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Finland Kokkonen occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Kokkonen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kokkonen surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Kokkonen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.25% less than the national average, earning 265,609 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kokkonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokkonen in the Russian language
Кокконенkokkonen-

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