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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 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 canoer, Summer Olympics
- Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
- 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(fi) (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee
- Tapio Mäkelä (born 1926), 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
- Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
This page or section lists people with the surname Mäkelä. 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. References
- ^ As of March 2010[update], "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
Categories:- Surnames
- Finnish-language surnames
- Surnames of Finnish origin
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