Lehtonen Surname

28,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland16,8981:32510
United States6291:576,24647,213
Sweden4561:21,5941,792
Estonia2841:4,654445
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Australia581:465,44335,949
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Norway351:146,92218,432
England351:1,591,94567,242
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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'.

- rocknroll

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

- rocknroll

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuhtonen949/
Lechtonen942/
Leahtonen941/
Letonen936/
Lahtonen88529/
Leutonen8848/
Lietonen8836/
Lihtonen8810/
Lethonen885/
Latonen8067/
Letonin801/
Leitonienė7845/
Laitonen75108/
Lottonen7558/
Lähtönen754/
Loytonen753/
Letaneng751/
Latonienė7188/
Leetongin715/
Littoinen711/
Letanin67159/
Litonin67111/
Lotonin67104/
Leethongin6795/
Latonin6786/
Lytonin6738/
Latonyn679/
Lotonyn674/
Letanyn672/
Lytonyn671/
Letenin671/

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