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Koskela
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English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Borrowed from en fi Koskela.
Proper noun
s
en Finnish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Koskela is the 31873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Koskela is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.
Further reading
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi koski rapids la toponym. The surname is partly from a farm name, but was also popularly adopted in the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The neighborhood in Helsinki is named after the rapids of the river Vantaa located in the area; the Swedish name sv Forsby is older than the Finnish name, as is common for places in Helsinki.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish landscape
Any of a number of small places in Finland.
fi neighborhood city/Helsinki
Declension
Koskel a
internal
Related terms
fi Koski
fi Koskinen
Statistics
dvv_20250813 7556 63
References
Anagrams
fi aekklos kokelas
fi Villages