Saramäki Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Saramäki Surname User-submission:

Saramäki comes from the words "sara" meaning sedge and "mäki" meaning hill. So it means sedgehill.

Saramäki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1661:33,1134,341
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Saramaki (20) are calculated separately.

Saramäki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Saramäki comes from the words "sara" meaning sedge and "mäki" meaning hill. So it means sedgehill.

- varsara

Saramäki Last Name Facts

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

Saramäki occurs most in Finland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Saramaki. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saramäki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Saramäki live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Saramäki is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 33,113. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Pirkanmaa, where 24 percent are found, Central Finland, where 18 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Finland Saramäki exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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