Pakanen Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pakanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4501:12,2151,842
Sweden101:984,67673,605

Pakanen Last Name Facts

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

Pakanen is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 655,080th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pakanen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Finland, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 12,215. In Finland Pakanen is most numerous in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 82 percent live, Lapland, where 5 percent live and Uusimaa, where 4 percent live. Apart from Finland it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakkanen932,105/
Pakanien9328/
Paakanen9319/
Pahkanen9310/
Packanen934/
Paakkanen88350/
Pakonen86206/
Pakenen8614/
Pakanin8613/
Pacanen862/
Pekkanen801,875/
Pakkonen80141/
Pakhanin804/
Paakonen802/
Pakkanem801/
Pakanina801/
Paskanin801/
Pakkenen801/
Pakonien801/
Paakkonen75473/
Paukkonen75311/
Poukkanen7534/
Pakonienė755/
Paikannin751/
Pekkanien751/
Pekonen71788/
Pekanin7122/
Pakonin7111/
Pacanin714/
Pokanem713/
Patkeineng712/
Pokanin711/
Paakkkonen711/
Pehkonen673,034/
Poikonen67947/
Pekkonen67422/
Potkonen6793/
Pekkenen6729/
Paskonin6726/
Puikonen6723/
Pakhonin6719/
Paskonyn673/
Pökkönen672/
Pokkenen671/
Pacanind671/

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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 Pakanen
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