Almén Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Almén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Almén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1541:8,533782
Norway271:190,45522,163
Finland231:238,98719,121
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Almen (1,277) & Almèn (3) are calculated separately.

Almén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Almén (Arabic: المين, Hindi: आलमीन, Marathi: मेन) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Almen or Almèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Almén? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 311,195th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Almén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Almén is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 1,154 people, or 1 in 8,533. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Almén Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Almén has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Almén surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Almen931,277/
Almèn933/
Ahlmén9143/
Halmén9122/
Galmén9114/
Allmén916/
Almn896/
Hallmén8376/
Almin804,458/
Elmén80142/
Almyn809/
Ölmén807/
Almne803/
Aelmn801/
Galmn800/
Almeen732,643/
Holmén731,212/
Almina73745/
Almind73415/
Allmen73215/
Halmen73193/
Halmin73131/
Aalmin73115/
Aalmen7370/
Ellmén7362/
Galmin7354/
Almuin7337/
Allmin7325/
Ahlmen7315/
Alming7314/
Alment7314/
Almend7311/
Almäng7310/
Almyna735/
Galmen734/
Almaen733/
Almien733/
Helmén731/
Alhmin731/
Almnth731/
Hallmn730/
Ailemen67570/
Hallmen67281/
Gaulmin67189/
Hollmén67101/
Hallmin6734/
Halmind6731/
Halming6725/
Hellmén6719/
Aalmink6717/
Aalmeen6716/
Galmina677/
Gaulmyn673/
Halmyna671/
Gallmen671/
Aalmina671/
Elmn671/
Allment671/
Almnthh671/
D'Almen671/
Aglimen671/
Allmeen671/
Ahlminn670/
Aalmint670/
Halmeen670/

Almén Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almén in the Marathi language
मेनmena-
Almén in the Hindi language
आलमीनalamina50
अलमेनalamena50
Almén in the Arabic language
المينalmyn-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Almén
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