Kotkanen Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kotkanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kotkanen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotkanen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotkanen is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotkanen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kotkanen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Kotkanen is most common in Finland, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 249,850. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 59 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent live and Southern Savonia, where 14 percent live. Barring Finland Kotkanen exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokanen | 93 | 45 | / |
| Koskanen | 88 | 18 | / |
| Kuokanen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kokkanen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kokhanen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kuokkanen | 82 | 2,018 | / |
| Khokkanen | 82 | 70 | / |
| Koikkanen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kokanin | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kokonen | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kokkonen | 75 | 7,163 | / |
| Koukonen | 75 | 116 | / |
| Kokanina | 75 | 66 | / |
| Kohkonen | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kokhanin | 75 | 17 | / |
| Koikonen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kaskanen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kokhonen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kokannim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokanyna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokhanyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kohkoinen | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kokhanina | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kokhanyna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kakanienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khakkanen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaukhanen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khokhanin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koukanina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokonin | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kokonyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kakanin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kakonen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khokhanyna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kotkanen
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