Koskinen Surname
Approximately 19,544 people bear this surname
Koskinen Surname User-submission:
The Koskinen surname is derived from the word koski, meaning 'rapids', and the common surname suffix -nen.
Koskinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 17,715 | 1:310 | 9 |
| United States | 677 | 1:535,390 | 44,465 |
| Sweden | 535 | 1:18,405 | 1,545 |
| Estonia | 119 | 1:11,108 | 1,602 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Koskinen (14) may also be a first name.
Koskinen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Koskinen surname is derived from the word koski, meaning 'rapids', and the common surname suffix -nen.
- cardeThe Finnish surname Koskinen, derived from the word koski meaning 'a rapid' in English.
- deleted-161759Koskinen Demographics
Average Male Koskinen Height
177.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Koskinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koskinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koskinen (Russian: Коскинен) is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koskinen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,505th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 372,879 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Koskinen live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia. Koskinen is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 17,715 people, or 1 in 310. In Finland Koskinen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 17 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 14 percent live. Not including Finland this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.
Koskinen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Koskinen last name are 0.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Koskinen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning 353,626 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,986 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koskinien | 94 | 2 | / |
| Koiskinen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Keskinen | 88 | 3,855 | / |
| Kaskinen | 88 | 833 | / |
| Koskunen | 88 | 30 | / |
| Koskinin | 88 | 14 | / |
| Kuskinen | 88 | 13 | / |
| Koskynen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Koskinina | 82 | 9 | / |
| Koškinienė | 78 | 4 | / |
| Koskenin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Koskynyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koskynyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaschinin | 56 | 36 | / |
| Khashchinin | 53 | 51 | / |
Koskinen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koskinen in the Russian language | ||
| Коскинен | koskinen | - |
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