Vihtonen Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Vihtonen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 138 | 1:39,831 | 5,027 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Vihtonen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vihtonen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vihtonen is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vihtonen.
How Common Is The Last Name Vihtonen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,428,594th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Vihtonen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vihtonen live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 39,831. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent reside, South Karelia, where 22 percent reside and Päijänne Tavastia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Finland Vihtonen is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vihtanen | 88 | 11 | / |
| Veitonen | 88 | 9 | / |
| Vaitonen | 88 | 6 | / |
| Voittonen | 82 | 38 | / |
| Vitonienė | 82 | 29 | / |
| Veistonen | 82 | 15 | / |
| Vetonen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vitanen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vitonin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vaitonienė | 78 | 325 | / |
| Voitonienė | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vietanen | 75 | 27 | / |
| Vettonen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vitanienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vitenin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vetanen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vitanin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witanen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voitunienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetenen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vettanen | 63 | 15 | / |
| Wittanen | 63 | 11 | / |
| Faitanen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vitanina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Withanen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Voytonin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Whitenen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phuthonin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Futanen | 53 | 12 | / |
| Vytanyn | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wetanen | 53 | 2 | / |
| Faitanin | 50 | 193 | / |
| Feitanin | 50 | 24 | / |
| Wettanen | 50 | 14 | / |
| Witangin | 50 | 9 | / |
| Vytanyna | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bethanen | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Vihtonen
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