Virtanen Surname

21,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Virtanen Surname User-submission:

A Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word, virta, meaning 'current' or 'flow'.

Virtanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland23,1801:2372
Sweden6911:14,2501,223
Estonia3181:4,157374
Canada1581:233,20022,307
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
England391:1,428,66862,556
Norway381:135,32317,347
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Virtanen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word, virta, meaning 'current' or 'flow'.

- tunsku

Virtanen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'at the current (of a river)'.

- deleted-173293

Virtanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virtanen (Russian: Виртанен) is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Virtanen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,808th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 292,320 people. Virtanen is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Virtanen reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 23,180 people, or 1 in 237. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 20 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live. Besides Finland this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Virtanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Virtanen surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Virtanen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning 295,692 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $57,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirtanen881,198/
Vertanen88662/
Vyrtanen885/
Birtanen882/
Vurtanen881/
Virtanem881/
Vertainen82155/
Viertonen8269/
Wirthanen822/
Wirteanen821/
Wirttanen820/
Wertanen75177/
Vertenen753/
Vertanin751/
Bertanin632/
Bertonen631/
Wertenen631/
Wertanem631/
Bertagnin59551/
Bertangin591/
Bertonin501/

Virtanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virtanen in the Russian language
Виртаненvirtanen-

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