Last name Niskanen (Niskanen 
, Нісканен 
, Нисканен 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Niskanen is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is a common surname, Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Finland, the United States, and Sweden.
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| Niskanen | Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Canada, United States |
| Нісканен | Ukraine |
| Нисканен | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| vilhelm niskanen FI (b. 1796) |
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toivo niskanen Finnish ballet dancer, FI (b. 1887) |
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ville niskanen politician, FI (b. 1887) |
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| paavo niskanen FI (b. 1836) |
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onni niskanen FI (b. 1910) |
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| henrik niskanen Finnish politician (1873-1951), FI (b. 1873) |
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mikko niskanen Finnish film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, FI (b. 1929) |
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yrjö niskanen Finnish business executive (1932-2007), FI (b. 1932) |
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william arthur niskanen American economist, US (b. 1933) |
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| pekka niskanen Finnish stage actor, FI (b. 1889) |
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vuokko niskanen FI (b. 1933) |
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| heikki niskanen Finnish politician, FI (b. 1896) |
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jyrki niskanen Finnish commercial scientist, FI (b. 1955) |
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| erkki niskanen Finnish professor (1911-1982), FI (b. 1911) |
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| hugo niskanen Olympic athlete, FI (b. 1920) |
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