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Where Does The Last Name Pekkala Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pekkala (Russian: Пеккала) is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekkala? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 150,861^st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,494,880 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pekkala reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Pekkala is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 2,365 people, or 1 in 2,324. In Finland Pekkala is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 26 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 22 percent are found and Lapland, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Pekkala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pekkala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pekkala surname grew 4,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pekkala Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pekkala last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pekkala earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning 296,845 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,318 USD per year.