Pajanen Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pajanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pajanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland761:72,3258,016
Estonia191:69,56912,771
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Pajanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pajanen is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pajanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pajanen are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 72,325. In Finland it is most common in: Tavastia Proper, where 30 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 24 percent live and Uusimaa, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Pajanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pajanen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Pajanen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning $29,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paajanen932,113/
Pajannen931/
Pasanen865,730/
Pajunen863,378/
Payanen8665/
Pacanen862/
Pujanen861/
Pajonen861/
Paasonen801,236/
Pohjanen80586/
Paajonen808/
Pajangin803/
Pasainen802/
Padjanin802/
Peajanin801/
Painen772,025/
Paenen77239/
Pijnen77237/
Paynen7710/
Paunen772/
Peanen770/
Pažanin71441/
Pasonen71242/
Pazanin71116/
Paynaen7167/
Payanin7133/
Pozanen7124/
Puijnen7122/
Payunen7120/
Pauneng7119/
Poyanen7112/
Pazonen716/
Pacanin714/
Painene713/
Pasanin711/
Pojanin711/
Pohjonen671,502/
Podjanin6741/
Peisanen6728/
Peijonen6719/
Payanina6710/
Pujaning677/
Pachanin675/
Pakhanin674/
Paihonen674/
Pazanina671/
Paasanin671/
Pujangin671/

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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
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  • 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 Pajanen
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