Pohjala Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Pohjala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 154 | 1:35,693 | 4,617 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
The alternate forms: Põhjala (113) are calculated separately.
Pohjala Demographics
Average Pohjala Salary in
United States
$49,893 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pohjala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohjala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pohjala is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Põhjala. For other potential spellings of Pohjala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohjala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Pohjala live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 35,693. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 41 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 23 percent are found and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Finland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Pohjala Last Name Statistics demography
Pohjala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year.
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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 Pohjala
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