Salmelainen Explained

Salmelainen is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 94.5% of all known bearers of the surname Salmelainen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:24,760), 2.1% of Sweden (1:1,969,352) and 2.1% of Australia (1:4,754,775).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:24,760) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. North Karelia (1:5,086)
• 2. Southern Savonia (1:15,895)
• 3. Central Finland (1:16,737)
• 4. Uusimaa (1:17,584)
• 5. Kymenlaakso (1:18,989)
• 6. Tavastia Proper (1:23,877)

People

• Tony Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player
• Tommi Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/salmelainen Salmelainen surname distribution