Wainio Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Wainio Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from vainio, the Finnish word for 'meadow'; vainion is the possessive form.
Pää is the Finnish word for 'head'.
Vainionpää then means 'meadow's head' or 'head of the meadow'.
V and W are used interchangeably in Finnish, with W being the antiquated form, so Vainionpää and Wainionpää are equivalent.
Read More About This SurnameWainio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 450 | 1:805,464 | 62,023 |
| Finland | 98 | 1:56,089 | 6,598 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Wainio Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from vainio, the Finnish word for 'meadow'; vainion is the possessive form.
Pää is the Finnish word for 'head'.
Vainionpää then means 'meadow's head' or 'head of the meadow'.
V and W are used interchangeably in Finnish, with W being the antiquated form, so Vainionpää and Wainionpää are equivalent.
English substitutes a for ä, so many English-speakers of Finnish extraction have Wainionpaa as surname. Some Finnish immigrants to the USA shortened Vainionpää or Wainionpää to Vainio or Wainio.
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Wainio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainio occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainio? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 511,519th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wainio are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Wainio is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 805,464. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 18 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Wainio Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wainio last name are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wainio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning 202,511 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,838 CAD per year.
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