Raitanen Surname

287,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Raitanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raitanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,2421:4,426716
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Raitanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raitanen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raitanen? popularity and diffusion

Raitanen is the 287,196th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Raitanen live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 1,242 people, or 1 in 4,426. In Finland it is most frequent in: Southwest Finland, where 25 percent reside, Satakunta, where 21 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 20 percent reside. Beside Finland Raitanen exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Raitanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raitanen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Raitanen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.32% more than the national average, earning $57,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritanen9395/
Ratanen933/
Rautanen881,323/
Ristanen8854/
Raitonen8812/
Raittonen8221/
Rautainen823/
Rautaynen822/
Ratanin80107/
Ritonen8066/
Ratanyn805/
Ritanin801/
Ratanina7583/
Rautonen7540/
Ristonen7514/
Ratanyna759/
Roitonen757/
Rattanin756/
Rastanin755/
Rautanyn751/
Ristaning7155/
Reittonen7137/
Hristanin714/
Ritthanin711/
Rautanina711/
Roytonen6353/
Rehtonen6344/
Rystanyn631/
Routenen631/
Ratonin531/
Ritonina501/
Ratongin501/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raitanen
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