Kekäläinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === kekälä- +‎ -(i)nen, from kekäle (“ember”), perhaps originally as an occupational nickname. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkekælæi̯nen/, [ˈk̟e̞k̟æˌlæi̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -æinen Syllabification(key): Ke‧kä‧läi‧nen Hyphenation(key): Ke‧kä‧läi‧nen === Proper noun === Kekäläinen a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Kekäläinen is the 667th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,282 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===