Vesalainen Surname
Approximately 879 people bear this surname
Vesalainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 846 | 1:6,497 | 1,019 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Vesalainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vesalainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vesalainen is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vesalainen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 400,040th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. Vesalainen is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vesalainen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Vesalainen is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 846 people, or 1 in 6,497. In Finland Vesalainen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 19 percent reside and Southern Savonia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesalainen | 90 | 12 | / |
| Vesolainen | 90 | 2 | / |
| Vejalainen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Veijalainen | 86 | 1,307 | / |
| Vesolaynen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Veselaynen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vasalaynen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veijolainen | 76 | 10 | / |
| Vassalaynen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vaschelainen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vezolaynen | 70 | 10 | / |
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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 Vesalainen
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