Paajala Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Paajala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Paajala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paajala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paajala is most common in Finland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Paajala.
How Common Is The Last Name Paajala? popularity and diffusion
Paajala is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Paajala are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Paajala is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 177,313. In Finland Paajala is most frequent in: Pirkanmaa, where 39 percent reside, Central Finland, where 23 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 23 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Paajala
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