Family name Haapala (Haapala 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Haapala is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Finland, the United States, and Sweden.
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| Haapala | Sweden, Finland, Canada, United States, Estonia |
| matti haapala FI (b. 1858) |
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| hilja haapala Finnish writer, FI (b. 1877) |
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| paavo haapala chief mining geologist; Petsamon Nikkeli Oy (1937–1944); Cerro de Pasco Corporation, Peru (1946–1953); Outokumpu Oy (1954–1973), FI (b. 1906) |
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timo haapala Finnish journalist, FI (b. 1964) |
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leevi haapala Finnish professor, FI (b. 1972) |
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tuomas haapala Finnish footballer, FI (b. 1979) |
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mark haapala American film director, US (b. 1980) |
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| jussi albert haapala FI (b. 1927) |
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eero haapala Finnish long jumper, FI (b. 1989) |
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| ilmari haapala Finnish geologist, FI (b. 1939) |
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henrik haapala Finnish ice hockey player, FI (b. 1994) |
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| toivo haapala FI (b. 1941) |
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| heikki haapala FI (b. 1942) |
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| pertti haapala Finnish historian and professor, FI (b. 1954) |
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| tuomo haapala (b. 1945) |
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