Piitulainen Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Piitulainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 496 | 1:11,082 | 1,704 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Piitulainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piitulainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Piitulainen is found most frequently in Finland. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Piitulainen? popularity and diffusion
Piitulainen is the 591,720th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Piitulainen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 11,082. In Finland it is most prevalent in: North Karelia, where 32 percent live, Uusimaa, where 27 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 9 percent live. Not including Finland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pietilainen | 82 | 29 | / |
| Pietilaeinen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Patalainen | 76 | 27 | / |
| Pietilinen | 76 | 5 | / |
| Pitiläinen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Patilainen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Potulaneni | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pudlinen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pietiläinen | 73 | 1,601 | / |
| Paatelainen | 73 | 186 | / |
| Puutilainen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pietilyaynen | 70 | 9 | / |
| Potlineni | 70 | 1 | / |
| Patalaynen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Patuljinan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Potalaynen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petiulianienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Padulaneni | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Piitulainen
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