Niemelä

== Finnish == === Etymology === From niemi (“cape”) +‎ -lä. The surname is transferred from names of farms, and is attested since the 17th century, but also commonly adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnie̯melæ/, [ˈnie̞̯me̞læ] Rhymes: -iemelæ Syllabification(key): Nie‧me‧lä Hyphenation(key): Nie‧me‧lä === Proper noun === Niemelä a Finnish surname from landscape Any of a number of small places in Finland. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Niemi Nieminen ==== Statistics ==== Niemelä is the 53rd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 8,138 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === eläimen, elämien, liemenä, mielenä