Käkelä Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Käkelä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 708 | 1:7,764 | 1,209 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Käkelä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Käkelä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Käkelä occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Käkelä? popularity and diffusion
The surname Käkelä is the 444,963rd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Käkelä are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 708 people, or 1 in 7,764. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 43 percent live, Uusimaa, where 12 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 11 percent live. Besides Finland Käkelä is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Käkelä
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