Makinen Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Makinen Surname User-submission:

The Makinen surname is of Finnish origin; the Finnish spelling is Mäkinen. It means 'of the hills'. It is the adjectival form of mäki, meaning 'hill'.

Makinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:470,72640,023
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Finland511:107,77810,804
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Australia321:843,61652,533
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Mäkinen (22,066) are calculated separately.

Makinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Makinen surname is of Finnish origin; the Finnish spelling is Mäkinen. It means 'of the hills'. It is the adjectival form of mäki, meaning 'hill'.

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Makinen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makinen (Russian: Макинен) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mäkinen. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 326,350th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Makinen live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States Makinen is most common in: Michigan, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Finland, where 4 percent live.

Makinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Makinen surname are 4.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Makinen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makinen in the Russian language
Макиненmakinen-

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