Viljanen Surname

114,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Viljanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viljanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,7991:1,447203
Sweden1191:82,7466,109
Estonia351:37,7667,217
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Viljanen Last Name Facts

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

Viljanen is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viljanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Viljanen is the 114,656th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,807,875 people. The last name Viljanen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Viljanen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 3,799 people, or 1 in 1,447. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent are found, Satakunta, where 20 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Finland this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Viljanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viljanen surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viljanen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.42% more than the national average, earning $61,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viljainen9417/
Wiljanen88182/
Viljonen883/
Filjanina712/
Velijanina673/
Beljanin6317/
Veljaninova631/
Velcanin631/
Wilconen630/
Beljanina598/
Beleanin502/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Viljanen
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