Vantanen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Vantanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vantanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland301:183,22315,926
Australia91:2,999,522116,751

Vantanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vantanen has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vantanen.

How Common Is The Last Name Vantanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vantanen is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Vantanen is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Vantanen are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland Vantanen is mostly found in: Central Finland, where 37 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 23 percent reside and Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vantonen882/
Wantanen882/
Vantuinen82266/
Vanteinen821/
Fontanen751/
Fantanin751/
Vonthenen7119/
Bantangin711/
Wantanina711/
Fontanin63489/
Boontangeen636/
Fontanyn634/
Fontanín631/
Fantonin631/
Fontanina5912/
Fontanyna596/
Fanthongnin531/
Fontanim5019/
Bontonin501/

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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 Vantanen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis