Pekkala is used as a family name or surname in Finland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pekkala
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Finland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Pekkala

How popular is Pekkala?

Pekkala is common in Finland.

Pekkala is ranked 139955 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pekkala bearers increased by 2.55102 per cent in 2010 US census to 201 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3542 spots and ranked at 91625. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.04 94.39
Others 4.48 2.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.49 2.55
Pekkala is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Finland which may be its originating country too. Around 2750 people have been found who wears Pekkala as their family name. Pekkala is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
46,707 New Zealand5
340,120 Canada4
1,219,338 India3
40,256 Mexico2
34,681 Norway2
10,284 Kuwait2
118,441 Germany2
174,544 Czech Republic1
21,562 Portugal1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
12,745 Luxembourg1
31,207 Ireland1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
297,046 Russia25
155,219 England16
109,551 Australia13
Countries with hundreds of Pekkala:
88,672 United States262
6,208 Sweden152
Countries with thousands of Pekkala:
346 Finland2,247
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Pekkala Namesakes

  • Juho Aarne Pekkalainen, Sailor
  • Adolf Aarne Pekkalainen, Olympic athlete
  • Ahti Pekkala, Politician
  • Salme Pekkala-Dutt, Politician
  • Seija Pekkala, Ahti Pekkala's daughter
  • Eino Pekkala, Politician
  • Rauni Pekkala, Musical Artist
  • Vilho Pekkala, Olympic athlete

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