Virolainen Surname

171,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Virolainen Surname User-submission:

Virolainen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'Estonian man'. It is derived from Viro, meaning 'Estonia' and the suffix -lainen, meaning 'of or relating to (the place)'.

Virolainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,2791:2,412376
Estonia1381:9,5781,327
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Virolainen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Virolainen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'Estonian man'. It is derived from Viro, meaning 'Estonia' and the suffix -lainen, meaning 'of or relating to (the place)'.

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The surname Virolainen denotes someone who comes from Estonia.

The surname may originally have referred to Virolahti, a place in Finland.

- isopeikko

The surname Virolainen means 'Estonian'. It is derived from Viro, meaning 'Estonia' in Finnish.

- joinajoina

A Finnish surname meaning 'Swedish' or 'somebody from Sweden'.

- tunsku

Virolainen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virolainen (Russian: Виролаинен) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Virolainen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,573rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,904,562 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Virolainen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Virolainen is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 2,279 people, or 1 in 2,412. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 37 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Finland it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Virolainen Last Name Statistics demography

Virolainen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virolainene951/
Virolaynen90560/
Vyrolainen9024/
Verolainen9017/
Verolaynen8085/
Viralaynen804/
Verolainyn804/
Verolainyna765/
Veralaynen702/
Verolanina702/

Virolainen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virolainen in the Russian language
Виролаиненvirolainen-

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