Vatanen Surname

250,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Vatanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vatanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,3041:4,215674
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Vatanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vatanen (Marathi: वटाण, Russian: Ватанен) is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vatanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vatanen is the 250,640th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,606,540 people. Vatanen occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Vatanen are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 1,304 people, or 1 in 4,215. In Finland Vatanen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent reside, North Karelia, where 22 percent reside and Northern Savonia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland Vatanen occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vatanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vatanen in the Marathi language
वटाणvatana-
Vatanen in the Russian language
Ватаненvatanen-

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Footnotes

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