Wilen Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Wilen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9031:401,39435,091
Finland3661:15,0182,204
Canada931:396,18935,081
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England151:3,714,537119,675
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway61:857,04855,549
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Wilén (815) & Wilèn (2) are calculated separately.

Wilen (453) may also be a first name.

Wilen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Wilén or Wilèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilen is the 255,091st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wilen reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 401,726th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 453 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States Wilen is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Wilen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilen last name grew 1,642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilen surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Wilen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilén93815/
Wilèn932/
Willen913,005/
Wielen91204/
Wailen9184/
Witlen9164/
Wilien9136/
Wihlen9119/
Wilhen9117/
Wijlen9115/
Wilenø917/
Wileen916/
Weilen915/
Whilen910/
Wiln8917/
Willien83181/
Willene8356/
Wailuen8353/
Whitlen839/
Weilend837/
Willeen833/
Whillen831/
Wuillen831/
Weileen831/
Wilhenn831/
Wailien831/
Withlen831/
Whilemn831/
Witlend831/
Weilien831/
Whailen830/
Wilhemn830/
Willhen830/
Wilentt830/
Wislent830/
Bilen8032,723/
Vilen801,363/
Wilem80319/
Welen80145/
Wilin8085/
Wylen8076/
Willn8039/
Wilne8019/
Wålen8018/
Uilen8014/
Wulen8014/
Wilyn802/
Wlehn801/
Wilnn800/
Weiglien771/
Whitlend771/
Weillend770/
Whitlenn770/
Weilenck770/
Wellen732,865/
Bailen732,381/
Welenc73941/
Vilien73934/
Wilhem73830/
Whelen73512/
Willin73446/
Willén73408/
Weilin73282/
Waylen73261/
Wehlen73192/
Violen73180/
Wählen73180/
Wullen73158/
Vihlen73126/
Weelen73121/
Weulen7363/
Boilen7343/
Beilen7339/
Bileen7335/
Wihlén7326/
Wielin7317/
Wailin7317/
Vielen7317/
Wulien7313/
Hvilen7312/
Wylene7311/
Wailem7310/
Vileng7310/
Wyllen739/
Vilhen739/
Whilem737/
Vilent737/
Bihlen736/
Welien736/
Viloen734/
Vailen734/
Vileen732/
Huilen732/
Whlene731/
Whilin731/
Willne731/
Voilen731/
Viluen731/
Uilien731/
Vilaen731/
Wieleń731/
Willèn731/
Hwilin731/
Hwelen731/
Wileem731/
Wailyn731/
Vilend730/
Wylent730/
Weylen730/
Builen730/
Whulen730/
Wealen730/
Wittlin67801/
Vilienė67260/
Wheelen67223/
Whealen67157/
Weiglin67138/
Wijling67135/
Wehlend67101/
Vilenne6796/
Whaylen6772/
Vailhen6766/
Wetleng6730/
Huileng6723/
Beijlen6718/
Villene6718/
Whailin6714/
Wuillin6713/
Wuillem6711/
Witling6710/
Wellene679/
Beillen676/
Baillen675/
Weln674/
Whitlin674/
Wheleen673/
Vlen673/
Vaillen673/
Wihlhem673/
Whellen672/
Uihlien672/
Vuillen672/
Buillen671/
Wilheem671/
Waylene671/
Waylien671/
Weallen671/
Whilhem671/
Wellien671/
Vailent671/
Veillen671/
Waillem671/
Wilehem671/
Wleń671/
Wuln671/
Willinn671/
Veilene671/
Huislen671/
Whelehn670/
Whitlem670/
Weillem670/
Whillem670/
Weylend670/
Wailind670/
Waillin670/
Weelend670/
Whillin670/
Wheilin670/
Wetlent670/

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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 Wilen
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