Viittanen Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Viittanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Viittanen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland301:183,22315,926
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Viittanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viittanen is most common in Finland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Viittanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viittanen is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Viittanen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Viittanen is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland it is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 63 percent reside, Päijänne Tavastia, where 27 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 10 percent reside. Not including Finland it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viitanen945,907/
Viitatnen891/
Wiitanen82360/
Vietanen8227/
Vyitanen822/
Wiitanenn782/
Wiitannen781/
Väättänen6717/
Väätainen671/
Väätänen59275/

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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 Viittanen
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