Lehtimäki Surname

122,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lehtimäki Surname User-submission:

Finnish. Lehti = leaf, mäki = hill.

Lehtimäki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,6041:1,525221
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Lehtimaki (95) are calculated separately.

Lehtimäki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Finnish. Lehti = leaf, mäki = hill.

- zaltys

Lehtimäki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehtimäki is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lehtimaki. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehtimäki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lehtimäki is the 122,348th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,949,584 people. Lehtimäki occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lehtimäki live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Lehtimäki is most common in Finland, where it is held by 3,604 people, or 1 in 1,525. In Finland Lehtimäki is most numerous in: Pirkanmaa, where 25 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 22 percent reside and Satakunta, where 12 percent reside. Barring Finland it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

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