Kärnä Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kärnä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kärnä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,4061:3,909614
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Karna (37,420), Karná (46), Karnå (25) & Kárná (22) are calculated separately.

Kärnä Last Name Facts

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

Kärnä is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Karna, Karná, Karnå or Kárná. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kärnä? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,663rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kärnä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 1,406 people, or 1 in 3,909. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 31 percent are found, North Karelia, where 13 percent are found and Kainuu, where 9 percent are found. Beside Finland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Kärnä Last Name Statistics demography

Kärnä earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning 401,309 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käärnä911/
Kärn8966/
Karna8737,420/
Karná8746/
Karnå8725/
Kárná8722/
Kärrnäs835/
Kärne809/
Käron801/
Krn7586/
Kärner73656/
Kährin738/
Kirnär734/
Kärinâ731/
Kirinä731/
Kern67127,206/
Korn6742,723/
Karn6731,041/
Kron679,420/
Kirn675,634/
Kren674,228/
Kran673,656/
Krin671,627/
Kurn67487/
Krun67434/
Krön67382/
Kryn67252/
Körn67140/
Krna6780/
Kærn6775/
Krén6769/
Krno6743/
Krán6734/
Kürn6734/
Krän6726/
Krny6714/
Krný6714/
Krne6713/
Krón6713/
Krná6713/
Krín6711/
Kræn6710/
Kyrn676/
Krnu674/
Krjn672/
Krün672/
Krni672/
Kärrner671/
Krnn671/
Kärnhed671/
Khrn671/
Krőn671/
Kkrn671/
Hkrn671/

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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 Kärnä
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