Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
- Hannu Mäkelä (writer) (born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
- Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish sprinter
- 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
- Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
- Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer
- Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
- Klaus Mäkelä (born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
- Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
- Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
- Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker), Finnish film director
- 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 (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
- Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
| Language(s) | Finnish |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "hill farm", derived from mäke-, form of mäki ("hill") and -lä ("place of, esp. farm") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Mäki |
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References
edit- ^ As of March 2010[update], "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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