Virtala Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Virtala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virtala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland5871:9,3641,464
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Virtala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virtala (Russian: Виртала) has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Virtala.

How Common Is The Last Name Virtala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 490,615th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Virtala are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 587 people, or 1 in 9,364. In Finland Virtala is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 11 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Finland this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virtaala938/
Virtaila932/
Wirtala86150/
Firtala8697/
Vertala8641/
Virtalo862/
Birtala861/
Viertola80662/
Wirtalla8021/
Virtaslo801/
Wirteala801/
Wiertalla7583/
Vertaglia755/
Birthalia751/
Wiertalia751/
Vertela71277/
Fertala71222/
Vertola71178/
Birtola7128/
Vertali7115/
Virtoli7112/
Bertala716/
Vertale711/
Birtale711/
Uirtale711/
Veirthaler711/
Bertalha67249/
Bertalia67224/
Vertolaz6710/
Bertalla674/
Fertalla673/
Fretalla671/
Berthala670/

Virtala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virtala in the Russian language
Вирталаvirtala-

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Footnotes

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