Tarvainen Surname

142,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Tarvainen Surname User-submission:

The Tarvainen surname comes from tarvas, which comes from the old Finnish word, meaning 'ox', and the suffix -nen, which is commonly used to create surnames from proper nouns.

Tarvainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,7541:1,996306
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Sweden1181:83,4476,152
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England91:6,190,895170,599
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tarvainen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tarvainen surname comes from tarvas, which comes from the old Finnish word, meaning 'ox', and the suffix -nen, which is commonly used to create surnames from proper nouns.

- krisse

Tarvainen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarvainen (Russian: Тарваинен) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarvainen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 142,635th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,336,501 people. The surname Tarvainen occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Tarvainen reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Tarvainen is most widespread in Finland, where it is held by 2,754 people, or 1 in 1,996. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent are found, Central Finland, where 21 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Finland it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Tarvainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tarvainen last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tarvainen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning $66,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarvanen9411/
Tarvainienė905/
Tervainen894/
Tarwainen891/
Torvinen822,847/
Tervanen82114/
Torvanen8211/
Tervinen826/
Tarbinina679/
Torvynyn593/
Torbinin592/
Torbinina566/
Tarbenina561/

Tarvainen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarvainen in the Russian language
Тарваиненtarvainen-

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