Nieminen

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NieminenLanguage(s)| Finnish

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Origin
Meaning| derived from niemi ("peninsula") and -nen
Region of origin| Finland
Other names
Variant form(s)| Niemi (surname)

Nieminen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, niemi means "peninsula", '-nen' is a surname-deriving suffix), where it is the third most common[1] surname.

* Anu Nieminen (born 1977), badminton player
* Eeti Nieminen (1927–2016), Nordic skier
* Jarkko Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
* Kauko Nieminen (1929–2010), natural scientist and eccentric
* Kauko Nieminen (born 1979), speedway rider
* Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
* Mika Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
* Niko Nieminen (born 1982), ice hockey player
* Pertti Nieminen (1936–2016), ice hockey player
* Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), musician
* Rami Nieminen (born 1966), football player
* Timo Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
* Toni Nieminen (born 1975), ski jumper
* Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), gymnast and sports shooter
* Ville Nieminen (born 1977), ice hockey player

## References

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1. ^ 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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