Puolokainen Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Puolokainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Puolokainen 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
Finland271:203,58217,121
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Puolokainen Last Name Facts

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

Puolokainen is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puolokainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Puolokainen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Puolokainen live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Puolokainen is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 203,582. In Finland Puolokainen is most common in: Southwest Finland, where 44 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 26 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 29 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 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
Puolokkainen961/
Polokainen955/
Puolakainen9164/
Puolokaynen9160/
Puolakkainen8733/
Puolukkainen871/
Polukainen8620/
Polokaynen8610/
Puolakaynen8233/
Puolukaynen825/
Polukaynen7655/
Palakainen768/
Polakaynen764/
Polukanin703/
Polocanin702/
Polukanina6716/
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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 Puolokainen
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