Virta
| Language(s) | Finnish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "river", from virta ("river, stream") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Virtanen |
Virta (also written as Wirta) is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream").
Geographical distribution
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).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,180) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Southwest Finland (1:502)
- 2. Satakunta (1:503)
- 3. Tavastia Proper (1:774)
- 4. Pirkanmaa (1:807)
- 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,042)
- 6. Uusimaa (1:1,108)
People
- 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
References
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