Koskela Surname

54,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Koskela Surname User-submission:

The Koskinen surname is derived from the word koski, meaning 'rapids', and the common surname suffix -la. When it's conjugated properly, it converts to koskela instead of koskila (grammatically incorrect).

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Koskela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland7,5501:72873
United States9171:395,26634,675
Sweden4341:22,6881,866
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia731:369,80430,692
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
England231:2,422,52489,093
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Koskela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Koskinen surname is derived from the word koski, meaning 'rapids', and the common surname suffix -la. When it's conjugated properly, it converts to koskela instead of koskila (grammatically incorrect).

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Koskela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koskela (Russian: Коскела) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Koskela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koskela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,520th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 780,836 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Koskela live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Finland, where it is held by 7,550 people, or 1 in 728. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Finland this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Koskela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koskela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koskela surname expanded 91,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koskela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koskela surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koskela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning 306,145 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning $42,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Koskela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koskela in the Russian language
Коскелаkoskela-

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