Paavolainen Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Paavolainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 307 | 1:17,905 | 2,557 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Paavolainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paavolainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paavolainen is most common in Finland. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Paavolainen.
How Common Is The Last Name Paavolainen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 835,661st most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Paavolainen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 17,905. In Finland Paavolainen is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 40 percent live, Central Finland, where 18 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 13 percent live. Other than Finland this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paavilainen | 91 | 2,206 | / |
| Paaavilainen | 87 | 1 | / |
| Paaviilainen | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pavilainen | 86 | 22 | / |
| Pavylainen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paivalainen | 82 | 15 | / |
| Paavilainin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pavilaynen | 76 | 101 | / |
| Povelainen | 76 | 34 | / |
| Povilainen | 76 | 6 | / |
| Pavelaynen | 76 | 3 | / |
| Pavlinin | 74 | 32 | / |
| Pavlanín | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pavlanin | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pievilainen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pavlinina | 70 | 41 | / |
| Paavai Lenin | 70 | 2 | / |
| Paviliūnienė | 70 | 1 | / |
| Paveliūnienė | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pavlinyan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Povilaynen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pavilonene | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Paavolainen
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