Mäkinen

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Mäkinen
Family name
Meaning "small hill", derived from mäki ("hill") and -nen ("small")
Region of origin Finland
Language(s) of origin Finnish
Related names Mäki

Mäkinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "small hill"), where it is the fourth most common[1] surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:

References

  1. As of March 2010, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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