Vihonen Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Vihonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vihonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2341:23,4903,249
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vihonen Last Name Facts

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

Vihonen is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vihonen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Vihonen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vihonen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Vihonen is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 23,490. In Finland it is primarily found in: Northern Savonia, where 24 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 22 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Finland this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veihonen932/
Wihonen8624/
Vihunen8616/
Vihanen861/
Veijonen80227/
Vianen77919/
Phionen71425/
Vähänen71261/
Vehanen71240/
Viaanen719/
Vianene713/
Vionina712/
Vijanen711/
Vieanen711/
Vihanin711/
Veijanen67218/
Viannenc67113/
Vaisänen671/

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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
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  • 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 Vihonen
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