Pylväinen Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pylväinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pylväinen 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
Finland1471:37,3934,798
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336

The alternate forms: Pylvainen (32) are calculated separately.

Pylväinen Last Name Facts

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

Pylväinen occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pylvainen. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pylväinen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pylväinen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 37,393. In Finland Pylväinen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent reside, Central Finland, where 21 percent reside and Central Ostrobothnia, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Finland Pylväinen occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 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
Pylvainen9632/
Pylvänen94170/
Pylvinen9426/
Polvinen82533/
Pilvinen8287/
Pylvanen825/
Palvianen781/
Palviainen74939/
Pilvinienė7434/
Palavainen7421/
Pilviniene744/
Palvanen7172/
Polovinin6713/
Polvaynen671/
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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 Pylväinen
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