Mäkynen Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Mäkynen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 884 | 1:6,218 | 972 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Makynen (96) are calculated separately.
Mäkynen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mäkynen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mäkynen occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Makynen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mäkynen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 381,197th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mäkynen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Mäkynen is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 884 people, or 1 in 6,218. In Finland it is most common in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 33 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 19 percent are found and Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent are found. Other than Finland Mäkynen is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makynen | 95 | 96 | / |
| Mäkinen | 86 | 22,066 | / |
| MacKynen | 80 | 26 | / |
| Maekynen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mähkänen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mikaynen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moykkynen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makinen | 71 | 1,139 | / |
| Mokenen | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mekenen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Makenen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mäkinenová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makynin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makänen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekinen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mykkänen | 67 | 1,712 | / |
| MacKinen | 67 | 30 | / |
| Makhynyn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maekinen | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mekynyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokenenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekhenen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meskinen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miskinen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mäkynen
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