Niskanen

== Finnish == === Etymology === niska (“(back of the) neck”) +‎ -nen; from niska (“(back of the) neck”) in topographic terms such as joen niska (“source of a river”) and mäen niska (“hill crest”), possibly also as a nickname for somebody with a thick, crooked etc. neck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniskɑnen/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝ne̞n] Rhymes: -iskɑnen Syllabification(key): Nis‧ka‧nen Hyphenation(key): Nis‧ka‧nen === Proper noun === Niskanen a Finnish surname from landscape ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Niskala ==== Statistics ==== Niskanen is the 83rd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,663 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===