Peltokangas Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Peltokangas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peltokangas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8301:6,6231,038
Sweden451:218,81715,158
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080

Peltokangas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peltokangas (Russian: Пелтокангас) is found most in Finland. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peltokangas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 389,400th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname Peltokangas occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Peltokangas reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 6,623. In Finland Peltokangas is most prevalent in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 35 percent are found, Central Ostrobothnia, where 20 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 15 percent are found. Not including Finland this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Peltokangas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peltokangas last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Peltokangas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $36,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltokangasa961/
Peltokanga952/
Peltokangs951/
Peltogangas911/
Polat Canakci501/

Peltokangas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peltokangas in the Russian language
Пелтокангасpeltokangas-

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