Pihlajainen Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pihlajainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pihlajainen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Finland31:1,832,23457,803

Pihlajainen Last Name Facts

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

Pihlajainen is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pihlajainen.

How Common Is The Last Name Pihlajainen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pihlajainen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Pihlajainen is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 67 percent live, Dalarna County, where 28 percent live and Uppsala County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pihlajinen954/
Palejanin601/
Philogenen571/

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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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  • 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 Pihlajainen
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