Lappalainen Surname

55,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lappalainen Surname User-submission:

Lappalainen is a Finnish/Scandinavian name which translates to 'from Lappland', the northern area of Finland, Norway, and Sweden, best known for their reindeer herding, and the home of Santa Claus.

Lappalainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8,5241:64559
Sweden2511:39,2303,127
Canada801:460,57039,784
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Norway171:302,48730,120
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397

Lappalainen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lappalainen is a Finnish/Scandinavian name which translates to 'from Lappland', the northern area of Finland, Norway, and Sweden, best known for their reindeer herding, and the home of Santa Claus.

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Lappalainen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lappalainen (Russian: Лаппалаинен) occurs most in Finland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lappalainen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lappalainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lappalainen is the 55,691st most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 799,424 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Lappalainen reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 8,524 people, or 1 in 645. In Finland Lappalainen is primarily concentrated in: Northern Savonia, where 29 percent live, Uusimaa, where 26 percent live and North Karelia, where 7 percent live. Other than Finland this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Lappalainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lappalainen last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lappalainen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning 367,727 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lappalainen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lappalainen in the Russian language
Лаппалаиненlappalainen-

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Lappalainen Reference & Research

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Lappalainen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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