Family name Kurkinen (Kurkinen 
) , across the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Kurkinen is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Estonia, where it is a rare surname, and Sweden. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Finland, Sweden, and the United States.
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| Kurkinen | Estonia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
| sinikka kurkinen Finnish painter (born 1935), FI (b. 1935) |
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| matti kurkinen Finnish guitarist (1951-1975), FI (b. 1951) |
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| maileena kurkinen Finnish graphic designer, FI (b. 1958) |
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| risto kurkinen Finnish former ice hockey player and manager, FI (b. 1963) |
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| jari kurkinen FI (b. 1956) |
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| niina kurkinen Finnish model, FI (b. 1974) |
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| kaisa j. kurkinen researcher |
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| erkki kurkinen D.Sc. Jyväskylän yliopisto 2018, FI |
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| herkko kurkinen FI |
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| heidi kurkinen FI (b. 1984) |
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| aino kurkinen Finnish radio host (b. 1998) |
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