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Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 908 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin ) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Nevertheless, Fennicization was not mandatory and thus it is common to find entirely Finnish-speaking families with Swedish surnames; having a Swedish name does not imply one is a Swedish speaker. An effect of industrialization was that large numbers of people moved to the cities and towns and had to adopt a surname.
Pages in category "Surnames of Finnish origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A surname that is un-Finnish, contrary to the usages of the Swedish or Finnish languages, or is in use by any person residing in Finland cannot be accepted as the new name, unless valid family reasons or religious or national customs give a reason for waiving this requirement.
Finnish-language surnames (2 C, 908 P) N. Norwegian-language surnames (898 P) S. Swedish-language surnames (757 P) Pages in category "Sámi-language surnames"
The most common surname in Finland was Virtanen before 2009, when the number of people with the surname Korhonen exceeded the number of people with the surname Virtanen for the first time. [2] [3] The word korho is not used in standard Finnish, but it and words derived from it are used in some dialects, and there are also related words both in ...
The name of the type was introduced by Finnish expert in naming Sirkka Paikkala after the surname Virtanen, the most common surname of this type. [1] [2] Until 2009 Virtanen was the most common surname in Finland, later superseded by Korhonen, [3] [4] which is of unknown origin).