Rajala
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Finnish Rajala.
=== Proper noun ===
Rajala (plural Rajalas)
A surname from Finnish.
==== Statistics ====
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rajala is the 33410th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 683 individuals. Rajala is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.
=== Further reading ===
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rajala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
=== Anagrams ===
Lajara
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From raja (“border”) + -la. The surname is partly via place names, and partly adopted as a surname during the Fennicization of surnames at the turn of the 20th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑlɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑjɑlɑ
Syllabification(key): Ra‧ja‧la
Hyphenation(key): Ra‧ja‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Rajala
a Finnish surname from landscape
Any of a number of small places in Finland.
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
Rajamäki
==== Statistics ====
Rajala is the 103rd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 5,800 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== References ===