Pitkanen Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Pitkanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitkanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Australia321:843,61652,533
Finland231:238,98719,121
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England151:3,714,537119,675
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Pitkänen (11,221) & Pitkañen (14) are calculated separately.

Pitkanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitkanen (Russian: Питканен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Pitkänen or Pitkañen. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitkanen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 685,266th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Pitkanen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pitkanen live; 69 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 31 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Tennessee, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States Pitkanen is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Pitkanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pitkanen last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pitkanen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.31% less than the national average, earning 265,393 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $55,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitkänen9611,221/
Pitkañen9614/
Pitkaenen949/
Phitkanen944/
Pikanen9327/
Pitkanin88317/
Pitkonen88283/
Pihkanen88225/
Pikkanen8845/
Pitkenen8826/
Piskanen886/
Pizkanen881/
Pitkönen881/
Piekkanen8223/
Pikkanien821/
Pikanin8077/
Pekkanen751,875/
Putkonen751,488/
Poikonen75947/
Piškanin75168/
Piskonen75163/
Pikanina7575/
Petkanin7532/
Puikonen7523/
Pihkonen7516/
Piskanin753/
Piškanín751/
Puikkonen71515/
Petkanina7129/
Pichkanin7114/
Pekkanien711/
Piccanien711/
Paikannin711/
Pekonen67788/
Pykonen6763/
Pekanin6722/
Pykanyn677/
Pikonin672/

Pitkanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitkanen in the Russian language
Питканенpitkanen-

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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 Pitkanen
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