Heikkinen

Heikkinen Meaning & Origin

About Heikkinen
The surname Heikkinen is of Finnish origin and is derived from the given name Heikki, which is a Finnish form of the name Henry. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it is formed by adding the suffix -nen, indicating "son of," to the given name. Therefore, Heikkinen means "son of Heikki" or "descendant of Heikki."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Heikkinen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Heikkinen: 1,110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 23,019
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.38

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heikkinen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Heikkinen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKNN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H020505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AY1 K IH0 N AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈhaɪkɪnən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKNN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H255

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heikkinen in Braille

Here's how to represent Heikkinen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Heikkinen in braille

How to sign the name Heikkinen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Heikkinen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Heikkinen in sign language

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