Yrjölä is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
editAs of 2014, 96.8% of all known bearers of the surname Yrjölä were residents of Finland (frequency 1:5,394), 1.7% of Sweden (1:547,042) and 1.1% of Estonia (1:110,139).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,394) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Kymenlaakso (1:904)
- 2. Päijänne Tavastia (1:2,241)
- 3. Pirkanmaa (1:2,258)
- 4. Tavastia Proper (1:4,286)
- 5. Uusimaa (1:4,777)
People
edit- Iivari Yrjölä (1899–1985), Finnish athlete
- Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), Finnish track and field athlete
- Eero Yrjölä (1925–2010), Finnish diplomat
- Matti Yrjölä (born 1938), Finnish shot putter
- Tuula Yrjölä, Finnish diplomat
- Lassi Yrjölä (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey goaltender