Pekkonen Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pekkonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekkonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3331:16,5072,385
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pekkonen Last Name Facts

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

Pekkonen (Russian: Пекконен) occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekkonen? popularity and diffusion

Pekkonen is the 698,433rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Pekkonen occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pekkonen reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 16,507. In Finland Pekkonen is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 17 percent reside and Päijänne Tavastia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Finland Pekkonen occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent reside and Estonia, where 5 percent reside.

Pekkonen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pekkonen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $35,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekonen93788/
Pehkonen883,034/
Pekkanen881,875/
Pakkonen88141/
Pykkonen8858/
Pekkenen8829/
Puikkonen82515/
Paakkonen82473/
Piekkanen8223/
Pekkanien821/
Pakonen80206/
Pykonen8063/
Pekonin8012/
Pekonyn802/
Paakkkonen781/
Pakkanen752,105/
Poikonen75947/
Pitkonen75283/
Piskonen75163/
Pikkanen7545/
Pekonina7529/
Puikonen7523/
Pihkonen7516/
Pekonyna754/
Pökkönen752/
Paakonen752/
Pakonien751/
Pokkenen751/
Pakkenen751/
Peukunen751/
Paakkanen71350/
Päykkönen7135/
Pakonienė715/
Pikkanien711/
Pakanen67460/
Pikanen6727/
Pekanin6722/
Pokonin6716/
Pakenen6714/
Pakonin6711/
Pykönen674/
Pekenyn674/
Pekunin673/
Pekenin673/
Pikonin672/
Pikänen671/

Pekkonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekkonen in the Russian language
Пекконенpekkonen-

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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 Pekkonen
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