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Where Does The Last Name Niemelä Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Niemelä is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Niemela. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemelä? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 57,301^st most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 824,476 people. Niemelä is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Niemelä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 8,331 people, or 1 in 660. In Finland Niemelä is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent reside. Besides Finland it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.

Niemelä Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Niemelä has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Niemelä surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niemelä Last Name Statistics ^demography

Niemelä earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning 263,940 kr per year.