Könönen Surname
Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname
Könönen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 916 | 1:6,001 | 945 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Kononen (351) are calculated separately.
Könönen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Könönen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Könönen is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Kononen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Könönen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 361,434th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. The surname Könönen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Könönen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Könönen is most frequently used in Finland, where it is borne by 916 people, or 1 in 6,001. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 15 percent live and North Karelia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Finland this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kononen | 90 | 351 | / |
| Kananen | 71 | 2,025 | / |
| Kenonen | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kenanen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konanen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kananaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kähnänen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanonnen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanonen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khannonen | 63 | 4 | / |
| Khananaen | 63 | 4 | / |
| Koenoenen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konanin | 57 | 112 | / |
| Kananin | 57 | 87 | / |
| Kononin | 57 | 27 | / |
| Kanonin | 57 | 21 | / |
| Kanenin | 57 | 5 | / |
| Konenin | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kononyn | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kananyn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Konenen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cananen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khanenin | 53 | 157 | / |
| Khananin | 53 | 20 | / |
| Khanonin | 53 | 7 | / |
| Khanonyn | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kanenaen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaľnanin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khanenen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khanenaen | 50 | 17 | / |
| Kanaenaen | 50 | 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 Könönen
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