Mäkinen Surname
Approximately 22,066 people bear this surname
Mäkinen Surname User-submission:
The Mäkinen surname comes from mäki, which means 'hill' in Finnish, and the suffix -nen, commonly used to create surnames.
Mäkinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 21,124 | 1:260 | 4 |
| Sweden | 713 | 1:13,810 | 1,189 |
| Estonia | 142 | 1:9,308 | 1,284 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Makinen (1,139) are calculated separately.
Mäkinen Surname Meaning
Mäkinen Demographics
Average Mäkinen Salary in
Norway
279,673 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Mäkinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mäkinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mäkinen (Arabic: ماكينن) occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Makinen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mäkinen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mäkinen is the 24,498th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 330,261 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mäkinen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Finland, where it is held by 21,124 people, or 1 in 260. In Finland Mäkinen is most numerous in: Pirkanmaa, where 25 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 24 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent reside. Besides Finland Mäkinen is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
Mäkinen Last Name Statistics demography
Mäkinen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.19% less than the national average, earning 279,673 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makinen | 95 | 1,139 | / |
| Mäkynen | 86 | 935 | / |
| Mekinen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mäkinenová | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacKinen | 80 | 30 | / |
| Maekinen | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mähkänen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meskinen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miskinen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mikkainen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meikkinen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meskineen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Makynen | 71 | 96 | / |
| Mokenen | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mikinin | 71 | 48 | / |
| Makinin | 71 | 37 | / |
| Makunen | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mekenen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mokinin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Makenen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makänen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mykinin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mykkänen | 67 | 1,712 | / |
| Makhinin | 67 | 81 | / |
| MacKynen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mikinina | 67 | 21 | / |
| Miskinin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maekynen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makainin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mackinin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mekhenen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mykinina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekinina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikaynen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokenenn | 67 | 1 | / |
Mäkinen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mäkinen in the Arabic language | ||
| ماكينن | makynn | - |
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Footnotes
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