Leinonen Surname

46,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Leinonen Surname User-submission:

Leinonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word leino, meaning 'sad'.

Leinonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9,9491:55238
United States4941:733,72357,547
Sweden4671:21,0851,741
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Norway461:111,78914,873
Australia421:642,75544,739
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leinonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leinonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word leino, meaning 'sad'.

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Leinonen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leinonen is found most frequently in Finland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leinonen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,178th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 648,993 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Leinonen live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 9,949 people, or 1 in 552. In Finland Leinonen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 22 percent live, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 17 percent live and Kainuu, where 13 percent live. Besides Finland this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Leinonen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leinonen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leinonen last name expanded 49,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leinonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leinonen are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leinonen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning 278,547 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $57,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leinoinen942/
Lenonen931/
Linonen931/
Leynonen8833/
Lainonen8812/
Leinonin881/
Linonienė824/
Leinaneng821/
Liongonen821/
Lenanen8019/
Linanen805/
Launonen751,076/
Linganen751/
Lannonen751/
Linonina751/
Linanem671/
Lahnanen6331/
Laananen637/
Lounanen633/
Lanonyon630/
Lananneng596/
Lenanin532/
Lanenin530/
Lanunyon502/
Lenaning502/
Lengunin501/
Lenuning501/
Lengonin501/

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