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'''Virta''' (also written as '''Wirta''') is a surname originating in [[Finland]] (in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], it means "river" or "stream"). |
'''Virta''' (also written as '''Wirta''') is a surname originating in [[Finland]] (in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include: |
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==Geographical distribution== |
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As of 2014, 87.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Virta'' were residents of [[Finland]] (frequency 1:1,180), 4.4% of the [[United States]] (1:1,543,809), 3.4% of [[Sweden]] (1:54,402), 1.1% of [[Nepal]] (1:499,666) and 1.0% of [[Russia]] (1:2,576,628). |
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In [[Finland]], the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,180) in the following regions:<ref name="virta2014">[https://forebears.io/surnames/virta Virta surname distribution]</ref> |
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* 1. [[Southwest Finland]] (1:502) |
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* 2. [[Satakunta]] (1:503) |
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* 3. [[Tavastia Proper]] (1:774) |
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* 4. [[Pirkanmaa]] (1:807) |
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* 5. [[Päijänne Tavastia]] (1:1,042) |
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* 6. [[Uusimaa]] (1:1,108) |
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==People== |
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* [[Hannu Virta]] (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player |
* [[Hannu Virta]] (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player |
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* [[Nikolai Virta]] (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner |
* [[Nikolai Virta]] (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner |
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* [[Tony Virta]] (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player |
* [[Tony Virta]] (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Finnish-language surnames]] |
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Revision as of 13:16, 3 January 2020
| Language(s) | Finnish |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "river", from virta ("river, stream") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
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| Variant form(s) | Virtanen |
Virta (also written as Wirta) is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:
- Hannu Virta (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
- Nikolai Virta (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
- Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
- Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
- Tony Virta (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
This page lists people with the surname Virta.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.