Paukkunen Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Paukkunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paukkunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6881:7,9891,247
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Paukkunen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paukkunen is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Paukkunen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paukkunen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,776th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paukkunen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Paukkunen is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 7,989. In Finland Paukkunen is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 24 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 20 percent live and South Karelia, where 11 percent live. Beside Finland it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakkunen942/
Paukkonen89311/
Paakkunen891/
Pukkinen82239/
Pakkonen82141/
Pukkonen8265/
Pakkinen822/
Peukunen821/
Paakkinen78537/
Puikkonen78515/
Paakkonen78473/
Puikkinen781/
Pakonen75206/
Pukonen7577/
Paakkkonen741/
Puikonen7123/
Pahkinen715/
Paakonen712/
Pakonien711/
Pakunina711/
Paikinen711/
Pakonienė675/
Pukinienė671/
Poikkinen671/
Pakonin6311/
Pokunin632/
Puqonen631/
Poikonen59947/
Pukhonin5924/
Pakhonin5919/
Pukhonyn593/
Pokutnyn592/
Pakienienė534/
Pokonin5016/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Paukkunen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis