Pohjolainen Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Pohjolainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,009 | 1:5,448 | 866 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Pohjolainen Demographics
Average Pohjolainen Salary in
United States
$39,325 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pohjolainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohjolainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pohjolainen is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohjolainen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 336,335th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pohjolainen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 1,009 people, or 1 in 5,448. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Savonia, where 33 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 26 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Pohjolainen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Pohjolainen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $43,605 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pojolainen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pohjalainen | 91 | 842 | / |
| Peiholainen | 82 | 10 | / |
| Põhjalainen | 82 | 8 | / |
| Paasolainen | 73 | 52 | / |
| Peihalainen | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pielanen | 63 | 51 | / |
| Paulinen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Poeloenen | 60 | 1 | / |
| Paulinienė | 57 | 2 | / |
| Poulignim | 50 | 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
- 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 Pohjolainen
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