Virkkala Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Virkkala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 609 | 1:9,026 | 1,412 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Virkkala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virkkala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Virkkala occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Virkkala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 504,389th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname Virkkala occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Virkkala are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 9,026. In Finland it is most frequent in: Central Ostrobothnia, where 41 percent live, Uusimaa, where 20 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 20 percent live. Not including Finland this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virkala | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wirkkala | 88 | 656 | / |
| Verkkala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Veerkkala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wirkkalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wirkala | 80 | 50 | / |
| Firkala | 80 | 48 | / |
| Virkola | 80 | 39 | / |
| Verkala | 80 | 26 | / |
| Vurkala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Virkela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Virkale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Birkala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Werkkala | 75 | 9 | / |
| Veerkala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wirkalla | 75 | 2 | / |
| Verkkola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Birkalla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Virrkali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verkhalat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Veerkatla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wirkola | 67 | 193 | / |
| Vrekalo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ferkala | 67 | 66 | / |
| Firkola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Verkola | 67 | 8 | / |
| Birkale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Berkala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Verkali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Firkalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirkali | 67 | 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 Virkkala
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