Salkunen Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Salkunen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Salkunen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salkunen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salkunen is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salkunen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salkunen is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Salkunen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland it is most common in: Northern Savonia, where 47 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 40 percent reside and Tavastia Proper, where 10 percent reside. Barring Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulkunen | 88 | 76 | / |
| Salkonen | 88 | 17 | / |
| Salkunan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Salkineni | 82 | 14 | / |
| Salikneni | 82 | 2 | / |
| Salikineni | 78 | 97 | / |
| Salikeneni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Salikaneni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silkuniene | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sulkanen | 75 | 185 | / |
| Salgunan | 75 | 50 | / |
| Sulkonen | 75 | 22 | / |
| Solkinen | 75 | 21 | / |
| Selkänen | 75 | 19 | / |
| Selkinen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Salikinenni | 74 | 3 | / |
| Salukanan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Salikanon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zalkunain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salagunan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salikenin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suilkonen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salikioneeni | 70 | 1 | / |
| Salguianon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Šalkūnienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwalkwneen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salkhanian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silkinienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šalčunienė | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Salkunen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis