Niskanen is used as a family name or surname in Finland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Niskanen
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Finland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Niskanen

How popular is Niskanen?

Niskanen is common in Finland.

Niskanen is ranked 64670 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Niskanens grew by 9.132421 per cent to 478 since 2000 and ranked 44872 after elevating 1037 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.07 95.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 3.42
Niskanen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Finland which signifies that it is originated from Finland. Around 7050 people have been found who wears Niskanen as their family name. Niskanen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
21,529 Singapore2
91,784 Netherlands2
95,312 Argentina2
10,284 Kuwait2
7,299 Estonia2
219,873 France2
20,595 China2
118,441 Germany2
19,046 Ireland2
107,212 South Africa1
37,493 Austria1
15,162 Costa Rica1
8,181 Botswana1
165,773 Belarus1
81,201 Switzerland1
1,819 Laos1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
38,841 Scotland1
2,057 Myanmar1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
246,777 Russia33
84,957 Spain15
29,040 Denmark15
109,551 Australia13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,621 Canada89
Countries with hundreds of Niskanen:
48,831 United States547
3,243 Sweden305
Countries with thousands of Niskanen:
87 Finland5,955
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Niskanen Namesakes

  • Anja Niskanen, Musician
  • Aune Niskanen, Author
  • Jyrki Niskanen, Musician
  • Lempi Niskanen, Mikko Niskanen's mother
  • Mika Niskanen, Ice hockey player
  • Mikko Niskanen, Film director
  • Iivo Niskanen, Cross-country skier
  • Sakari Niskanen, Actor
  • Tarja Niskanen, Kerttu Niskanen's mother
  • Teea Niskanen, Musical Artist

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