Niittunen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Niittunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niittunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland261:211,41217,592
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Niittunen Last Name Facts

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

Niittunen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niittunen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Niittunen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Niittunen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent reside, Tavastia Proper, where 23 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 19 percent reside. Besides Finland it is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niittynen89388/
Niittonen8937/
Nuttunen82107/
Niitynen829/
Knuttunen784/
Nittanena781/
Natunen75809/
Nidunen752/
Ntunene751/
Nutunen751/
Nttanen751/
Knuuttunen747/
Nättinen71153/
Niutanen71151/
Nihtinen7141/
Nyitanen716/
Nattinen714/
Nittanan714/
Ntnen712/
Nuttinen711/
Ntanen67480/
Nitnun6741/
Nuuttinen6739/
Niwitanon6728/
Nuottanen6724/
Knuttinen6720/
Knihtinen678/
Nitnan675/
Nuottonen675/
Ndieuneun672/
Natunyeny671/
Niotunone671/
Knightnen671/
Ndunen671/

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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
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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 Niittunen
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