Carlén Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Carlén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carlén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,3341:7,381682
Norway241:214,26224,079
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Carlen (2,014) & Carlèn (2) are calculated separately.

Carlén Last Name Facts

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

Carlén is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Carlen or Carlèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 282,448th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. Carlén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Carlén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 1,334 people, or 1 in 7,381. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Skåne County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Carlén Last Name Statistics demography

Carlén earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning 311,633 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carlen942,014/
Carlèn942/
Carln917/
Carlin8337,860/
Karlén831,012/
Jarlén8333/
Carlín8316/
Charln8310/
Sarlén838/
Carlyn838/
Carlìn831/
Carlne830/
Caryln830/
Carling774,594/
Carlyon772,477/
Charlin771,602/
Carlina77866/
Carlene77246/
Carluen77223/
Charlen7799/
Charlyn7725/
Carlion7717/
Scarlin7714/
Carlenc7711/
Charlín7710/
Carlyna777/
Caerlen777/
Carlend777/
Carlind776/
Carleen776/
Carlien774/
Carläng773/
Carrlin772/
Carluin772/
Scarlen772/
Carlenn772/
Carllen772/
Carlijn771/
Caryoln771/
Carriln771/
Carilng771/
Caarlin771/
Charlne771/
Cearlin771/
Chareln771/
Carllin770/
Ccarlen770/
Carleng770/
Carrlen770/
Charlina71303/
Charlene71207/
Charrlin7140/
Charlyna718/
Charlion713/
Charlynn712/
Carlling712/
Charllin711/
Charleen711/
Cairlind711/
Chairlin711/
Charlyon711/
Carlleen710/
Charlinn710/
Karlin677,059/
Karlen673,827/
Sarlin671,520/
Carlim67916/
Corlin67502/
Karlyn67200/
Carlem67200/
Zarlin67109/
Carillion6769/
Karlín6735/
Corlyn6727/
Cörlin6726/
Jorlén6726/
Jarlin6725/
Jarlen6715/
Sarlen678/
Körlén678/
Korlén677/
Chairlina677/
Corlen676/
Charlinne674/
Karlne671/
Carellyon671/
Catrillen671/
Carlingue671/
Zarlng671/
Charlenne671/
Carrellen671/
Qarlin671/
Catrellen670/
Zarlen670/
Charlleen670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Carlén
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis