Lakanen Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lakanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2571:21,3883,003
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Lakanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakanen (Russian: Лаканен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lakanen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakanen is the 620,716th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lakanen reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 21,388. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 35 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 14 percent reside and Central Finland, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Finland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Lakanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lakanen are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Lakanen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.76% more than the national average, earning $55,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.89% less than the national average, earning $40,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lakanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakanen in the Russian language
Лаканенlakanen-

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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
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  • 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 Lakanen
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