Tanskanen Surname

135,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Tanskanen Surname User-submission:

Tanskanen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'Danish man'. It is derived from Tanska, meaning 'Denmark', plus the common Finnish suffix -nen, which describes the place where a family lived.

Tanskanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,0261:1,816270
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Norway191:270,64728,127
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

Tanskanen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tanskanen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'Danish man'. It is derived from Tanska, meaning 'Denmark', plus the common Finnish suffix -nen, which describes the place where a family lived.

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Tanskanen Last Name Facts

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

Tanskanen (Russian: Тансканен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanskanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanskanen is the 135,802nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,203,007 people. Tanskanen is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Tanskanen are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Finland, where it is held by 3,026 people, or 1 in 1,816. In Finland Tanskanen is mostly found in: North Karelia, where 32 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 30 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 7 percent are found. Other than Finland it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Tanskanen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tanskanen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning 306,198 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $27,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danskanen8912/
Tansukanun8416/
Tansukanan841/
Tansukhanan8018/
Tanasikanon801/
Dansukhonan604/

Tanskanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanskanen in the Russian language
Тансканенtanskanen-

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Tanskanen Reference & Research

Tanskanen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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