Pylkäs Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Pylkäs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 154 | 1:35,693 | 4,617 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
Pylkäs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pylkäs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pylkäs occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pylkäs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Pylkäs occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pylkäs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 35,693. In Finland Pylkäs is primarily found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 56 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 12 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 8 percent reside. Beside Finland Pylkäs exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Pylkäs
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