Mäkinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, mäki means "hill"), where it is the fourth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Mäkinen
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaningderived from mäki ("hill")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Mäki

References

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  1. ^ As of March 2010, "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu