Puolakka Surname
Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname
Puolakka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 897 | 1:6,128 | 959 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Puolakka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puolakka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puolakka is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puolakka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 346,917th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,914,180 people. The last name Puolakka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Puolakka reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 897 people, or 1 in 6,128. In Finland Puolakka is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent are found, Lapland, where 11 percent are found and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Finland Puolakka exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Estonia, where 3 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Puolakka
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