Laaksonen Surname

48,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Laaksonen Surname User-submission:

Laaksonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word laakso, meaning 'valley'.

Laaksonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9,7391:56444
Sweden2751:35,8062,894
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Estonia1231:10,7461,543
Australia751:359,94330,133
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Norway191:270,64728,127
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malta41:107,5681,849
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Laaksonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Laaksonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word laakso, meaning 'valley'.

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Laaksonen Last Name Facts

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

Laaksonen (Arabic: لاكسونين, Russian: Лааксонен) is found most in Finland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Laaksonen.

How Common Is The Last Name Laaksonen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,522nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 685,887 people. Laaksonen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Laaksonen live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 9,739 people, or 1 in 564. In Finland it is primarily found in: Southwest Finland, where 31 percent live, Uusimaa, where 29 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 8 percent live. Other than Finland this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Laaksonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laaksonen last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.97% registered with the party.

The amount Laaksonen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.76% less than the national average, earning 260,403 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.37% less than the national average, earning R 37,140 per year; in United States they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $50,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.63% less than the national average, earning $43,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laaksonnen951/
Laakosonen951/
Laksonen9422/
Lacksonen8910/
Loaksonen891/
Lakshanen7827/
Laksonwon7818/
Laksnan752/
Luksanen717/
Laksanan712/
Laksanani6723/

Laaksonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laaksonen in the Russian language
Лааксоненlaaksonen-
Laaksonen in the Arabic language
لاكسونينlakswnyn-

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