Family name Rantala (Rantala 
, Рантала 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Rantala is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is a common surname, Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Finland, the United States, and Sweden.
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| Rantala | Sweden, Angola, Finland, United States, Canada |
| Рантала | Russia, Ukraine |
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yrjö rantala Finnish politician (1904-1972), FI (b. 1904) |
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| oskar rantala FI (b. 1869) |
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| frans rantala FI (b. 1876) |
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| viljo rantala Finnish politician, FI (b. 1892) |
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| jorma rantala Finnish politician (1916-2001), FI (b. 1916) |
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lene rantala Danish handball player, DK (b. 1968) |
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| osmo rantala FI (b. 1908) |
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| toivo rantala (b. 1908) |
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iiro rantala Finnish jazz pianist, composer and entertainer, FI (b. 1970) |
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kim tapani rantala Finnish musician, FI (b. 1971) |
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riku rantala Finnish journalist, FI (b. 1974) |
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| kauko rantala Finnish painter (b. 1931) |
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| judy austin rantala (b. 1922) |
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| veikko rantala Finnish philosopher, FI (b. 1933) |
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tommi rantala Finn field hockey player (1984-), FI (b. 1984) |
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