Päivinen Surname
Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname
Päivinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,310 | 1:4,196 | 669 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Paivinen (41) are calculated separately.
Päivinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Päivinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Päivinen is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Paivinen. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Päivinen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 280,304th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,288,495 people. The surname Päivinen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Päivinen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
Päivinen is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 4,196. In Finland Päivinen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 39 percent are found, North Karelia, where 23 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Finland this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paivinen | 96 | 41 | / |
| Pivinen | 93 | 8 | / |
| Pävinen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Päivänen | 88 | 45 | / |
| Paeivinen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pivnean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pivinin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paivanen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pavineni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pyayvinen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paviaynen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pivoniene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pivonienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paaviinen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biveinienė | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bivainienė | 67 | 137 | / |
| Pavanen | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pivanin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bivainiene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pivnina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bevinen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Päivinen
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