Pohjoranta Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pohjoranta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pohjoranta 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
Finland101:549,67032,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pohjoranta Last Name Facts

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

Pohjoranta is most common in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pohjoranta.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohjoranta? popularity and diffusion

Pohjoranta is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pohjoranta live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Pohjoranta is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 549,670. In Finland Pohjoranta is primarily found in: North Karelia, where 50 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland it exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

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
Pohjaranta9092/
Pajuranta7461/
Pajaranta746/
Poeranto674/
Pauranta672/
Pourranti632/
Peitranta631/
Pieranti5684/
Pareanto5624/
Peuranto569/
Puirante562/
Payrante561/
Pearante561/
Pasaranto531/
Patcharaintho523/
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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 Pohjoranta
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