Pohjoinen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pohjoinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pohjoinen 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
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pohjoinen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pohjoinen occurs most in Finland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohjoinen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pohjoinen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,832,234. In Finland Pohjoinen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 67 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 33 percent live. Beside Finland it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 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
Pohjonen941,502/
Pohjanen82586/
Pohjonem821/
Pouchonen781/
Pajonen751/
Posinen751/
Pochinin71115/
Paajonen718/
Pozhinin711/
Pochinina67145/
Pokhonina671/
Pozinienė671/
Pouiainen671/
Poojomnin671/
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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 Pohjoinen
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