Palkonen Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Palkonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Palkonen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland431:127,83012,225
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Palkonen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palkonen (Russian: Палконен) is found most in Finland. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkonen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Palkonen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palkonen reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 127,830. In Finland Palkonen is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 70 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 21 percent live and Päijänne Tavastia, where 5 percent live. Not including Finland it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palkanyn7529/
Palkanin754/
Palconin751/
Palkanina712/
Palkanyna711/
Palcanin6381/
Polkanin631/
Polkanyn631/
Polkanina592/
Palkaninová536/
Palkaninova532/
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Palkonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palkonen in the Russian language
Палконенpalkonen-

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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 Palkonen
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