Pihkala Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pihkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pihkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3391:16,2142,346
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Pihkala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pihkala has its highest incidence in Finland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pihkala? popularity and diffusion

Pihkala is the 796,486th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pihkala reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 16,214. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 45 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 12 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Finland Pihkala occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Pihkala Last Name Statistics demography

Pihkala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pichkala934/
Pikala92328/
Pikkala86310/
Poikala8684/
Pihkola8670/
Puhkala8637/
Piekala8616/
Paikala865/
Pikhala863/
Pikalia862/
Pikaloa861/
Pikatla861/
Piekkala80150/
Pikkalla8034/
Paikkala8017/
Pishkali8010/
Pickalla803/
Pishkalo802/
Piszkala802/
Pidkaala801/
Piskaula801/
Pikkhala801/
Piskalaj801/
Pekala772,039/
Pikale77637/
Pikalo77359/
Pukala77271/
Pikela77250/
Pikała77201/
Pikali77139/
Pikola77122/
Pykala778/
Pékala774/
Pikaly773/
Pischkale753/
Pittkalla751/
Pikailaya751/
Pekkala712,921/
Poikela71765/
Pukkala71648/
Piskała71424/
Pikoula71332/
Picalau71277/
Phekola71236/
Poikola71169/
Piscala7193/
Phukela7192/
Pukalla7192/
Pikkali7177/
Pikkela7168/
Phikela7159/
Pikauli7137/
Pekayla7128/
Pikkola7124/
Puckala7121/
Pikolas7116/
Pikaloy7114/
Peikola7112/
Picalia7112/
Pukalay7110/
Pekalla7110/
Pitkola7110/
Paikali718/
Pikaali717/
Pukhala715/
Pikhalo714/
Pískala714/
Pedkala714/
Peekala714/
Pikhale714/
Pikauly714/
Phekalo713/
Paykala713/
Picalúa713/
Pehkola713/
Pikaler712/
Pickalo712/
Piskalo712/
Piekała712/
Picaula712/
Phekela712/
Peakala711/
Pukaala711/
Pukalai711/
Peskala711/
Paikale711/
Paikola711/
Pidkali711/
Piekali711/
Piekola711/
Pickale711/
Pigkola711/
Piskola711/
Piokali711/
Pizkalo711/
Pyskala711/
Puikale711/
Puhkalo711/
Pukkalla674,215/
Pikoulas67516/
Piekkola67233/
Puicalau6784/
Pyshkalo6756/
Picaglia6741/
Piskailo6740/
Piszkała6711/
Pukhalla678/
Pukkaala676/
Pishkoli675/
Poikhalo674/
Pidkolla674/
Pikalych672/
Pikhaylo671/
Pechkale671/
Pikaulis671/
Pikkeela671/
Paykalla671/
Pekkkala671/
Piškailo671/
Poikkela671/
Pyskalla671/
Phetkali671/
Peshkali671/
Pekalach670/

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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
  • 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 Pihkala
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