Syrjalainen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Syrjalainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Syrjalainen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Syrjäläinen (429) are calculated separately.

Syrjalainen Last Name Facts

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

Syrjalainen is found most in Finland. It may also occur as a variant: Syrjäläinen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syrjalainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Syrjalainen is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Syrjalainen live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Syrjalainen is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,832,234. Outside of Finland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent live and Chile, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syrjäläinen94429/
Syrjaelaeinen921/
Sürjalainen916/

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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
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  • 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 Syrjalainen
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