Rantala
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Rantala is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 85.7% of all known bearers of the surname Rantala were residents of Finland, 5.1% of the United States, 3.4% in Sweden, 1.1% of Canada and 1.1% of Estonia.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:628) in the following regions:
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- South Ostrobothnia (1:262)
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- Satakunta (1:310)
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- Pirkanmaa (1:378)
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- Kymenlaakso (1:452)
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- Southwest Finland (1:488)
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- Central Ostrobothnia (1:507)
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- Päijänne Tavastia (1:537)
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- Tavastia Proper (1:543)
People
- Eero Rantala (1941–2019), Finnish politician
- Harri J. Rantala (born 1980), Finnish film director
- Iiro Rantala (born 1970), Finnish jazz pianist
- Leif Rantala (1947–2015), Finnish linguist
- Lene Rantala (born 1968), Danish team handball player
- Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist, best known from travelling series Madventures
References
References
- [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/rantala#surnames Rantala surname distribution]
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