Mäkelä
| Mäkelä | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "hill farm", derived from mäke-, form of mäki ("hill") and -lä ("place of, esp. farm") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Language(s) of origin | Finnish |
| Related names | Mäki |
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Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common[1] surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically on first name:
- Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
- Hannu Mäkelä (born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
- Heikki Mäkelä (born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
- Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
- Tomi Mäkelä (born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist
- Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer
- Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
- Jussi Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish football goalkeeper
- Matti Mäkelä (born 1983), Swedish mixed martial artist
- Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
- Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
- P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter
- Seppo Mäkelä (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee
- Tapio Mäkelä (1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier
- Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer
- Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
- Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
- Valle Mäkelä (born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver
- Mary Teresa Makela Barra (born 1961), Finnish-American CEO General Motors
- Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
References
- ↑ As of March 2010, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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