Koskinen Surname

27,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland17,7151:3109
United States6771:535,39044,465
Sweden5351:18,4051,545
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Norway391:131,85317,004
Greece221:503,62763,727
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

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.

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The Finnish surname Koskinen, derived from the word koski meaning 'a rapid' in English.

- deleted-161759

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koskinien942/
Koiskinen941/
Keskinen883,855/
Kaskinen88833/
Koskunen8830/
Koskinin8814/
Kuskinen8813/
Koskynen882/
Koskinina829/
Koškinienė784/
Koskenin752/
Koskynyn751/
Koskynyna711/
Khaschinin5636/
Khashchinin5351/

Koskinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koskinen in the Russian language
Коскиненkoskinen-

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