Kaakinen

surname · Latin script

Kaakinen is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Finland. Recorded meaning: Unknown + -nen, from the region of North Ostrobothnia. Possibly from a Karelian vernacular form of Gabriel.

rarermore common
  • FIFinland
  • SESweden
  • ZASouth Africa

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Unknown + -nen, from the region of North Ostrobothnia. Possibly from a Karelian vernacular form of Gabriel.

Sources 1

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Juho Kaakinen, b. 1896Veijo Kaakinen, b. 1907Maria Kaakinen, b. 1999Marika Kaakinen, b. 2000

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Kaakinen
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
FI FinlandDVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)—1.2K#1,606
FI FinlandDVV — Sukunimitilasto (Finnish surnames register)—585—
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—20#25,100

Reference works 2

  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Kaakinen mean, and where does it come from?
Unknown + -nen, from the region of North Ostrobothnia. Possibly from a Karelian vernacular form of Gabriel. Recorded by Wiktionary.
In which country does Kaakinen have the most bearers?
Kaakinen is most frequently recorded in Finland.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kaakinen”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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