Puhalainen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Puhalainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhalainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland421:130,87412,452
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Puhalainen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puhalainen is most common in Finland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Puhalainen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhalainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Puhalainen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Puhalainen are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 130,874. In Finland Puhalainen is primarily concentrated in: Central Finland, where 21 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 19 percent are found. Barring Finland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Estonia, where 13 percent are found.

Puhalainen Last Name Statistics demography

Puhalainen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puholainen9013/
Peihalainen867/
Puheloinen8061/
Puolanen7821/
Peiholainen7610/
Pahalanan741/
Pahalanini703/
Vuolanen6719/
Pahilanani501/

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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
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  • 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 Puhalainen
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