Leppäniemi Surname
Approximately 717 people bear this surname
Leppäniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 642 | 1:8,562 | 1,333 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Leppaniemi (21) are calculated separately.
Leppäniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leppäniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leppäniemi is most common in Finland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Leppaniemi. For other possible spellings of Leppäniemi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leppäniemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leppäniemi is the 468,873rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leppäniemi are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Leppäniemi is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 8,562. In Finland it is mostly found in: Satakunta, where 24 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 19 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent are found. Barring Finland Leppäniemi occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leppaniemi | 97 | 21 | / |
| Leppniemi | 95 | 5 | / |
| Leppiniemi | 90 | 285 | / |
| Leponiemi | 84 | 452 | / |
| Lapinniemi | 70 | 109 | / |
| Lepunemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Panem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lipeneme | 56 | 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 Leppäniemi
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