Markkunen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Markkunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markkunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland121:458,05828,977
Australia41:6,748,925181,100

Markkunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markkunen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Markkunen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Markkunen live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 458,058. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Central Finland, where 67 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Finland Markkunen is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markkinen89409/
Markkonen892/
Markunienė841/
Markunin82137/
Markunyn8212/
Markinen821/
Markunina78143/
Markunyna7814/
Markonnen785/
Markūnienė74188/
Markinienė741/
Markonin7114/
Merkunin712/
Marconen711/
Markhinin6785/
Morkunina671/
Morkūnienė634,617/
Marconin592/

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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
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  • 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 Markkunen
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