Lahti (surname)
Lahti is a Finnish surname meaning "bay" or "gulf".
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Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 65.6% of all known bearers of the surname Lahti were residents of Finland (frequency 1:737), 22.0% of the United States (1:144,270), 7.6% of Sweden (1:11,357) and 2.4% of Canada (1:133,326).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:737) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. South Ostrobothnia (1:295)
- 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:318)
- 3. Pirkanmaa (1:437)
- 4. Central Finland (1:488)
- 5. Tavastia Proper (1:517)
- 6. Satakunta (1:532)
- 7. Southwest Finland (1:582)
- 8. Kymenlaakso (1:721)
People
- Aimo Lahti (1896–1970), Finnish weapon designer
- Arto Lahti (born 1949), Finnish professor and politician
- Christine Lahti (born 1950), American actress
- Jeff Lahti (born 1956), American baseball player
- Timi Lahti (born 1990), Finnish footballer
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