Mäki Surname

71,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Mäki Surname User-submission:

The Mäki surname is derived from the Finnish word mäki, meaning 'hill'.

Mäki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6,1761:890108
Sweden5811:16,9481,444
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Maki (109,897) are calculated separately.

Mäki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mäki surname is derived from the Finnish word mäki, meaning 'hill'.

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Mäki Last Name Facts

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

Mäki is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Maki. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mäki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mäki is the 71,779th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,060,007 people. The surname Mäki occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mäki are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 6,176 people, or 1 in 890. In Finland Mäki is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 23 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 18 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 13 percent are found. Not including Finland this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Mäki Last Name Statistics demography

Mäki earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning 257,456 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maki92109,897/
Mäkie891/
Miki7575,847/
Meki7516,441/
Moki755,706/
Mäke7564/
Myki7526/
Mäká7513/
Mäký756/
Mēki751/
Méki751/
Mjki751/
Makki67127,137/
Mekki6774,028/
Makai6716,323/
Makui676,031/
Mekui674,940/
Makhi673,102/
Makoi671,882/
Maiki671,422/
Mokai671,255/
Makie671,251/
Mikki67976/
Mikui67797/
Makei67585/
Mokoi67535/
Mikai67524/
Mikoi67476/
Maeki67464/
Mekhi67393/
Maaki67315/
Meeki67293/
Mekie67284/
Mekai67261/
Mekei67250/
Mokhi67228/
Mikie67226/
Mekiš67195/
Mokyi67187/
Mokie67178/
Mäker67151/
Mokei67148/
Mokki67117/
Meiki6790/
Myoki6775/
Mekio6770/
Mahki6763/
Mekih6761/
Mekii6760/
Mikei6757/
Mekoi6748/
Mikio6745/
Mehki6744/
Mäcke6743/
Mikiš6740/
'Maki6739/
Mikhi6736/
Makih6732/
Meyki6731/
Mäske6730/
Mähkä6727/
Mäkký6727/
Mayki6724/
Majki6723/
Mioki6721/
Moiki6720/
Moeki6720/
Mieki6719/
Mmaki6719/
Mäkká6718/
'Moki6715/
Makij6714/
Mekiç6713/
Mekyi6711/
Mhiki6710/
Mokih6710/
Mikih6710/
Makói679/
Meuki677/
Mikiy676/
Meaki676/
Mädke676/
Mätke676/
Mokui676/
Mmoki676/
Mgiki675/
Mökki674/
Mokij673/
Mohki673/
Mäkky673/
Mykei673/
Mheki672/
Magki672/
Mhaki671/
Mhoki671/
Mykai671/
Mykie671/
Mékki671/
Muiki671/
Makiæ671/
Maïki671/
Meşki671/
Mäkýš671/
Mékid671/
Mökit671/
Mmiki671/
Mgeki671/
Muyki671/
Mikyi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mäki
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