Lehtola Surname

125,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lehtola Surname User-submission:

The Lehtola surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland', and a common surname suffix -la.

Lehtola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,0591:1,797266
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Sweden1921:51,2853,961
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lehtola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lehtola surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland', and a common surname suffix -la.

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Lehtola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehtola is found most in Finland. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehtola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,805th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,015,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lehtola live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 1,797. In Finland Lehtola is most common in: Uusimaa, where 20 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland Lehtola is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Lehtola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lehtola are 12.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lehtola earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $60,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehtoila9310/
Letola929/
Lethola86970/
Leutola8651/
Lahtola8625/
Lehtela8617/
Lietola8617/
Leitola866/
Lettola864/
Leistola8036/
L'Etoula8012/
Leettola8010/
Lietoila804/
Letoulat804/
Laahtola801/
Lethutla801/
Letela77967/
Letala77819/
Lotola77762/
Latola77733/
Letolo77362/
Letula77149/
Litola7762/
Letoli7713/
Letole779/
Letoullas759/
Lethole712,063/
Letoluo711,786/
Lahtela71998/
Letoile71479/
Letoole71339/
Letelay71319/
Lethala71162/
Lethela71143/
Letutla71109/
Lettoli7197/
Letolle7189/
Lethula7170/
Latolla7147/
Letelai7132/
Laitola7111/
Lattola7111/
Letolio7110/
Listola7110/
Letollo717/
Latolia716/
Lathola716/
Lyatola713/
Leitula712/
Lotolla711/
Letalas711/
Lestala711/
Letuhla711/
Lettole711/
Letholo711/
Letaela711/
Leetolj711/
Lietala711/
Lechthalea710/
Letoille6788/
Lethoele6750/
Leitoles6746/
Leitolis6718/
Lyatolla6716/
Latholla673/
Letoulio672/
Lahteela671/
Lestoles671/
Leutholo671/
Litoehla671/
Lethotlo671/
Leathala671/
Lottolla671/
Lotoulla671/
Lystolad671/

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