Metsävainio Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Metsävainio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Metsävainio Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1611:34,1414,459
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Metsavainio (2) are calculated separately.

Metsävainio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metsävainio has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur as: Metsavainio. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metsävainio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Metsävainio live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Metsävainio is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 34,141. In Finland Metsävainio is most common in: Lapland, where 48 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 22 percent are found and Kainuu, where 7 percent are found. Besides Finland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metsavainio972/
Metsovainio911/
Metso-Vainio871/
Mutsvani7463/
Matsvani741/
Matsvini741/
Matsvaeni707/
Metshiwani671/
Mutsivwani671/
Mizevani631/

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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 Metsävainio
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