Laitinen Surname

33,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Laitinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laitinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland14,0211:39219
United States8831:410,48635,724
Sweden3721:26,4702,152
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Estonia1271:10,4081,483
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Australia311:870,82953,581
Norway281:183,65321,594
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Laitinen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laitinen occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laitinen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,601st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 461,208 people. Laitinen is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Laitinen reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 14,021 people, or 1 in 392. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 24 percent live and Central Finland, where 10 percent live. Beside Finland this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Laitinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laitinen last name are 3.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laitinen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.27% less than the national average, earning 237,864 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,833 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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