Valajärvi Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Valajärvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Valajärvi 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
Finland611:90,1109,473
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Valajarvi (1) are calculated separately.

Valajärvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valajärvi is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Valajarvi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valajärvi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Valajärvi occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Valajärvi reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Valajärvi is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 90,110. In Finland Valajärvi is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 84 percent are found, Tavastia Proper, where 15 percent are found and Lapland, where 2 percent are found. Other than Finland Valajärvi is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

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
Valajarvi961/
Valasjärvi956/
Valojärvi8915/
Valijärvi8914/
Vuolajärvi8411/
Välijärvi7853/
Valijarvi781/
Vuolajarvi741/
Walijarvi671/
Valijarova631/

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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 Valajärvi
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