Mäkelä Surname
Approximately 20,049 people bear this surname
Mäkelä Surname User-submission:
The Mäkelä surname comes from the ornamental name from mäki (hill) and the local suffix -la.
Mäkelä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 19,162 | 1:287 | 6 |
| Sweden | 572 | 1:17,215 | 1,462 |
| Estonia | 215 | 1:6,148 | 701 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Mäkela (45) & Makelä (1) are calculated separately.
Mäkelä Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mäkelä surname comes from the ornamental name from mäki (hill) and the local suffix -la.
- JunieThe Finnish surname Mäkelä, derived from the word mäki meaning 'a hill' in English.
- deleted-161759Mäkelä Demographics
Average Mäkelä Salary in
Norway
235,276 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Mäkelä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mäkelä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mäkelä occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Mäkela or Makelä. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mäkelä.
How Common Is The Last Name Mäkelä? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,803rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 363,487 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mäkelä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Mäkelä is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 19,162 people, or 1 in 287. In Finland Mäkelä is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 21 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent live. Other than Finland this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.
Mäkelä Last Name Statistics demography
Mäkelä earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning 235,276 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mäkela | 94 | 45 | / |
| Makelä | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mäkilä | 83 | 1,859 | / |
| Mökelä | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mäkleä | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mikkelä | 77 | 205 | / |
| Mäkkylä | 77 | 88 | / |
| Mäkkeli | 77 | 81 | / |
| Mäkeler | 77 | 36 | / |
| Mäckeler | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makele | 67 | 7,035 | / |
| Mokele | 67 | 2,269 | / |
| Mekele | 67 | 1,708 | / |
| Makeli | 67 | 835 | / |
| Mikeli | 67 | 736 | / |
| Mikele | 67 | 591 | / |
| Mokeli | 67 | 443 | / |
| Mikelj | 67 | 273 | / |
| Mikela | 67 | 222 | / |
| Mekela | 67 | 171 | / |
| Mekeli | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mikely | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mykele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mykylä | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mäkila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokely | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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