Leiniäinen Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Leiniäinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 56 | 1:98,155 | 10,071 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Leiniainen (2) are calculated separately.
Leiniäinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiniäinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leiniäinen occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Leiniainen. Click here for further potential spellings of Leiniäinen.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiniäinen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leiniäinen is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Leiniäinen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Leiniäinen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 98,155. In Finland Leiniäinen is primarily found in: South Karelia, where 45 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 29 percent are found and Central Finland, where 13 percent are found. Not including Finland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiniainen | 97 | 2 | / |
| Leininen | 89 | 4 | / |
| Leinoinen | 84 | 2 | / |
| Leinonen | 78 | 11,229 | / |
| Linninen | 78 | 19 | / |
| Laininen | 78 | 16 | / |
| Linnoinen | 74 | 27 | / |
| Laineinen | 74 | 16 | / |
| Linnainen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Lenanen | 71 | 19 | / |
| Linanen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Linonen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lenonen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Launiainen | 70 | 263 | / |
| Laaninen | 67 | 204 | / |
| Linnanen | 67 | 127 | / |
| Leynonen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lainonen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lininhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linnenan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linnonen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoninin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lennenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leninina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leinonin | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leiniäinen
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