Viitavaara Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Viitavaara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viitavaara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland671:82,0408,835
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534

Viitavaara Last Name Facts

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

Viitavaara is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viitavaara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Viitavaara reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 82,040. In Finland Viitavaara is most frequent in: Lapland, where 79 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 9 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 9 percent are found. Barring Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Viitavaara
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