Lehtonen Surname
Approximately 18,696 people bear this surname
Lehtonen Surname User-submission:
Lehtonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or a 'group of trees that grow close together, generally without many bushes or other plants underneath'.
Lehtonen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 16,898 | 1:325 | 10 |
| United States | 629 | 1:576,246 | 47,213 |
| Sweden | 456 | 1:21,594 | 1,792 |
| Estonia | 284 | 1:4,654 | 445 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Lehtonen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lehtonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or a 'group of trees that grow close together, generally without many bushes or other plants underneath'.
- rocknrollThe Lehtonen surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland', and a common surname suffix -nen.
- rocknrollLehtonen Demographics
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Lehtonen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehtonen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lehtonen is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehtonen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,721st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 389,792 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Lehtonen are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Lehtonen is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 16,898 people, or 1 in 325. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 22 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live. Apart from Finland this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Lehtonen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lehtonen surname are 10.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.05% registered with the political party.
The amount Lehtonen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning 343,790 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.94% more than the national average, earning $50,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,238 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuhtonen | 94 | 9 | / |
| Lechtonen | 94 | 2 | / |
| Leahtonen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Letonen | 93 | 6 | / |
| Lahtonen | 88 | 529 | / |
| Leutonen | 88 | 48 | / |
| Lietonen | 88 | 36 | / |
| Lihtonen | 88 | 10 | / |
| Lethonen | 88 | 5 | / |
| Latonen | 80 | 67 | / |
| Letonin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leitonienė | 78 | 45 | / |
| Laitonen | 75 | 108 | / |
| Lottonen | 75 | 58 | / |
| Lähtönen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Loytonen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Letaneng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Latonienė | 71 | 88 | / |
| Leetongin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Littoinen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letanin | 67 | 159 | / |
| Litonin | 67 | 111 | / |
| Lotonin | 67 | 104 | / |
| Leethongin | 67 | 95 | / |
| Latonin | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lytonin | 67 | 38 | / |
| Latonyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lotonyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Letanyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lytonyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letenin | 67 | 1 | / |
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