Mikkanen Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Mikkanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikkanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4721:11,6461,785
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mikkanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mikkanen (Russian: Микканен) is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikkanen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 632,228th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Mikkanen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Finland, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 11,646. In Finland it is most numerous in: Northern Savonia, where 70 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 12 percent are found and Southern Savonia, where 8 percent are found. Other than Finland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Mikkanen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mikkanen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mikkanen surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mikkanen Last Name Statistics demography

Mikkanen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mikkanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikkanen in the Russian language
Микканенmikkanen-

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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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  • 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 Mikkanen
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