Nurkkala Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nurkkala Surname User-submission:

The Nurkkala surname comes from the name of a forest in Finland.

Nurkkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6081:9,0411,417
Sweden681:144,80510,193
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Nurkkala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nurkkala surname comes from the name of a forest in Finland.

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Nurkkala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurkkala is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkkala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 474,151st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Nurkkala reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 9,041. In Finland Nurkkala is primarily concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 44 percent live, Uusimaa, where 24 percent live and Lapland, where 9 percent live. Outside of Finland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Nurkkala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nurkkala earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning $41,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurkala9369/
Nurkali8043/
Nurkalo801/
Nirkala801/
Nourkhalaj784/
Nurkalyy7549/
Nurkahli7527/
Nirkkola7523/
Hnurcala7518/
Nurkhali756/
Nurkalip755/
Nurkaliy752/
Nourkelah711/
Nurkhaleh711/
Nurkhalip711/
Norkola6734/
Nurcali6724/
Nurkholj6311/
Nuurcali632/
Nurqalis632/
Norkoli5349/
Nurqolis5063/
Nurcolis5057/
Norkooli5053/
Nurqolit5019/

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