Launiainen Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Launiainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Launiainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2421:22,7143,170
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Launiainen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Launiainen is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Launiainen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Launiainen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 22,714. In Finland Launiainen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 41 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 29 percent live and Kymenlaakso, where 7 percent live. Beside Finland Launiainen is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Launianen951/
Leiniainen802/
Launonen781,076/
Laaninen78204/
Lahnanen7831/
Laininen7816/
Laananen787/
Lounanen783/
Linnainen744/
Lunanon7189/
Lananan713/
Laninan712/
Luninin711/
Lanunan711/
Lunonen710/
Leiniäinen7059/
Linninen6719/
Laonanon6713/
Lainonen6712/
Lan Ainhana674/
Leininen674/
Lunyanin671/
Linaunan671/
Lannonen671/
Lanyunan671/
Lunanina671/
Laninini670/
Lanhanan670/
Lananhan670/

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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
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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 Launiainen
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