Saarinen Surname

32,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Saarinen Surname User-submission:

Finnish: "Island", a Saarinen name. Finnish: variant of Saari + the commonsurname suffix -nen. Found chiefly in western Finland. Mostly, this is an ornamental name adopted during the name conversion movement at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.

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Saarinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland15,0811:36413
Sweden4531:21,7371,803
United States4491:807,25862,140
Estonia1731:7,640979
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia491:550,93340,757
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Norway251:205,69123,411
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
England251:2,228,72284,230
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Austria161:532,21549,801
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China51:273,464,31313,838
Panama51:782,45211,059
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Saarinen (16) may also be a first name.

Saarinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Finnish: "Island", a Saarinen name. Finnish: variant of Saari + the commonsurname suffix -nen. Found chiefly in western Finland. Mostly, this is an ornamental name adopted during the name conversion movement at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.

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Saarinen Last Name Facts

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

Saarinen (Georgian: საარინენ, Russian: Сааринен) is found most in Finland. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saarinen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saarinen is the 32,054th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 438,190 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Saarinen reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia. Saarinen is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 15,081 people, or 1 in 364. In Finland Saarinen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 19 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live. Aside from Finland Saarinen is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Saarinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saarinen are 16.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saarinen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning 262,856 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $48,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saarinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saarinen in the Georgian language
საარინენsaarinen-
Saarinen in the Russian language
Саариненsaarinen-

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