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
The last name Puolakka occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puolakka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 346,917th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,914,180 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Puolakka live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.
Puolakka is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 897 people, or 1 in 6,128. In Finland Puolakka is most common in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent are found, Lapland, where 11 percent are found and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Finland Puolakka exists in 8 countries. It is also found 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
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