Mertaniemi Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Mertaniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 278 | 1:19,772 | 2,802 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Mertaniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertaniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mertaniemi (Russian: Мертаниеми) is most common in Finland. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertaniemi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 908,336th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mertaniemi are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Mertaniemi is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 19,772. In Finland Mertaniemi is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 50 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 17 percent are found and Lapland, where 7 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meretniemi | 90 | 19 | / |
| Mertoniemi | 90 | 18 | / |
| Murtoniemi | 80 | 235 | / |
| Meriö-Hietaniemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moertanom | 74 | 39 | / |
| Moertinem | 74 | 7 | / |
| Murtonemi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Morhtanim | 74 | 1 | / |
| Marutanem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Martinem | 67 | 40 | / |
| Murtinem | 67 | 28 | / |
| Martanom | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mertenheimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Martinim | 67 | 1 | / |
Mertaniemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertaniemi in the Russian language | ||
| Мертаниеми | mertaniemi | - |
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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 Mertaniemi
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