Malinen
Appearance
Malinen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
[edit]As of 2014, 89.8% of all known bearers of the surname Malinen were residents of Finland, 3.6% of Sweden, 1.4% of Russia, 1.3% of the United States, 1.1% of Australia and 1.1% of Estonia.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Kainuu (1:165)
- 2. North Karelia (1:319)
- 3. Southern Savonia (1:653)
- 4. Central Finland (1:759)
- 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:924)
- 6. Tavastia Proper (1:1,065)
- 7. Northern Savonia (1:1,221)
People
[edit]- Juha Malinen (born 1958), Finnish football manager
- Jarkko Malinen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player
- Pekka Malinen (1921–2004), Finnish diplomat and politician
- Sanna Malinen, Finnish professor of psychology in New Zealand