Pulkkinen Surname

55,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pulkkinen Surname User-submission:

The Pulkkinen surname comes from the word pulkki, which means 'block of wood', and the ending -nen, which is commonly added to Finnish surnames.

Pulkkinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8,3441:65960
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Sweden2571:38,3143,073
Australia671:402,92132,505
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Canada371:995,82774,831
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Pulkkinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pulkkinen surname comes from the word pulkki, which means 'block of wood', and the ending -nen, which is commonly added to Finnish surnames.

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Pulkkinen Last Name Facts

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

Pulkkinen (Russian: Пулккинен) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulkkinen? popularity and diffusion

Pulkkinen is the 55,496th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 796,540 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pulkkinen live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 8,344 people, or 1 in 659. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent live, Southern Savonia, where 11 percent live and Northern Savonia, where 8 percent live. Outside of Finland it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Pulkkinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pulkkinen are 15.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Pulkkinen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning 260,317 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $47,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pulkkinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulkkinen in the Russian language
Пулккиненpulkkinen-

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