Childen Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Childen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Childen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Childen (13) may also be a first name.

Childen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Childen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Childen is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Childen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Childen is the 14,316,765th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Childen live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 100 percent are found.

Childen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Childen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Childen surname declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schilden9353/
Chillden931/
Hilden923,583/
Schiolden881/
Schielden880/
Hildeng8621/
Hildeen8621/
Shilden8614/
Chelden8612/
Khilden867/
Hillden861/
Hielden861/
Heilden861/
Childin861/
Chulden861/
Clden830/
Schelden8040/
Chaildin8023/
Chioldin8012/
Hilldeen800/
Gilden771,655/
Hildén77671/
Helden77631/
Silden77328/
Hylden77146/
Çilden77137/
Kilden77117/
Hülden7739/
Cleden7719/
Hildin7712/
Cildin778/
Hildèn772/
Zilden771/
Hildne771/
Celden770/
Hildem770/
Haiselden7559/
Schoelden751/
Schellden750/
Hisselden750/
Cldn731/
Shelden711,929/
Hilding711,263/
Hjelden71148/
Childinova7199/
Shildin7155/
Hilldén7136/
Hellden7130/
Chuldin7111/
Cheldin7111/
Gildden718/
Khildin714/
Hselden712/
Sildeng712/
Sielden712/
Schillding711/
Heldeen711/
Chuldyn711/
Khldeen711/
Kildeen711/
Gillden711/
Killden710/
Cuelden710/
Gildeen710/
Hildnth710/
Heselden67326/
Shildina6743/
Kildienė6740/
Hillding6738/
Hildingh6715/
Schöldin679/
Jaildeen674/
Cheldina674/
Gildn670/
Shellden670/
Hoyleden670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Childen
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