Overview
Lahti is a Finnish surname meaning "bay" or "gulf".
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. 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
Aki Lahti (1931–1998), Finnish chess master
Arto Lahti (born 1949), Finnish professor and politician
Christine Lahti (born 1950), American actress
Jeff Lahti (born 1956), American baseball player
Reinhold Lahti (1930–2002), Swedish Army major general
Timi Lahti (born 1990), Finnish footballer
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