Kortelainen Surname
Approximately 3,413 people bear this surname
Kortelainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 3,267 | 1:1,682 | 249 |
| Sweden | 102 | 1:96,537 | 7,015 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kortelainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortelainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kortelainen is found most in Finland. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortelainen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 132,286th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,135,232 people. The surname Kortelainen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kortelainen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Kortelainen is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 3,267 people, or 1 in 1,682. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 30 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 18 percent reside and North Karelia, where 17 percent reside. Besides Finland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kortelaynen | 91 | 19 | / |
| Cortelainen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaartelainen | 87 | 1 | / |
| Kartelaynen | 82 | 13 | / |
| Grotelinhen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kortulinana | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kridel-Heinen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairatul Nainey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kordoghlanian | 58 | 4 | / |
| Qarat Al Ain N | 56 | 1 | / |
| Quratulanan | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kurdoghlanian | 50 | 5 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kortelainen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis