Vähäoja Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Vähäoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vähäoja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland541:101,79110,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Vahaoja (1) are calculated separately.

Vähäoja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vähäoja is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Vahaoja. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vähäoja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vähäoja live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Vähäoja is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 101,791. In Finland Vähäoja is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 43 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 26 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Estonia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahaoja901/
Vaihoja7164/
Vaheoja7127/
Vahija6212/
Vahaja627/
Vahuja626/
Vahajayo533/
Vahiajayo501/

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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 Vähäoja
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