Vehkala Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Vehkala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 162 | 1:33,930 | 4,438 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
Vehkala Demographics
Average Vehkala Salary in
Canada
$51,221 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Vehkala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vehkala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vehkala is found most in Finland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vehkala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vehkala live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Vehkala is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 33,930. In Finland it is most common in: Central Finland, where 29 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 20 percent are found and Central Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Finland Vehkala occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.
Vehkala Last Name Statistics demography
Vehkala earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $51,221 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Vehkala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis