Pekkanen Surname

218,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pekkanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekkanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,6391:3,354531
Sweden831:118,6368,469
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pekkanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekkanen (Russian: Пекканен) is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekkanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,449th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,886,691 people. The surname Pekkanen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pekkanen reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 1,639 people, or 1 in 3,354. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent live, Central Finland, where 18 percent live and South Karelia, where 10 percent live. Other than Finland it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Pekkanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pekkanen surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Pekkanen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piekkanen9423/
Pekkanien941/
Pakkanen882,105/
Pekkonen88422/
Pikkanen8845/
Pekkenen8829/
Paakkanen82350/
Pikkanien821/
Pekonen80788/
Pakanen80460/
Pikanen8027/
Pekanin8022/
Pehkonen753,034/
Pitkanen75433/
Pihkanen75225/
Pakkonen75141/
Pykkonen7558/
Petkanin7532/
Pakanien7528/
Pekanina7522/
Paakanen7519/
Pahkanen7510/
Piskanen756/
Packanen754/
Pökkönen752/
Pokkenen751/
Pizkanen751/
Pakkenen751/
Puikkonen71515/
Paakkonen71473/
Päykkönen7135/
Phitkanen714/
Pakonen67206/
Pikanin6777/
Pykonen6763/
Pecanin6729/
Pakenen6714/
Pakanin6713/
Pekonin6712/
Pykanyn677/
Pykönen674/
Pekenyn674/
Pekenin673/
Pacanen672/
Pekonyn672/
Pikänen671/
Paakkkonen671/
Pokanin671/

Pekkanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekkanen in the Russian language
Пекканенpekkanen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pekkanen
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