Cöllen Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cöllen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cöllen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Cöllen Last Name Facts

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

Cöllen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cöllen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Cöllen is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cöllen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Cöllen is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 423,713. In Germany Cöllen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside, Hamburg, where 7 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cölln9156/
Cllen911/
Köllen83759/
Cillen8372/
Cellen8343/
Cöllin831/
Cyllen831/
Clen80321/
Cöln80131/
Chellen771,025/
Coellen77109/
Cillien7772/
Scellen779/
Cuillen779/
Chillen774/
Ciellen771/
Cilleen771/
Scillen770/
Schllen770/
Kölln731,018/
Clent73249/
Cleen7357/
Chlen7333/
Clien7332/
Clene7327/
Clehn7324/
Clenn7315/
Clemn733/
Cleng733/
Clenc733/
Cllnt731/
Jllen731/
Xllen731/
Sllen731/
Celln731/
Clend730/
Clesn730/
Czelleng7157/
Chilleen7136/
Chelleen7127/
Czellenk714/
Scillien712/
Dchellen711/
Schlleng711/
Cquillen711/
Tchellen711/
Gillen6718,670/
Killen679,906/
Kellen673,366/
Sellen671,837/
Sillen67697/
Jellen67634/
Gellen67390/
Zellen67195/
Zillen67134/
Cellin67111/
Zöllin6771/
Jillen6762/
Coelln6742/
Cln6727/
Cillin6715/
Källen6714/
Clemnt6713/
Schlen6713/
Chilln6710/
Qullen673/
Kællen671/
Chleng671/
Claehn671/
Cleent671/
Clemne671/
Clenck671/
Çillen671/
Chlene671/
Kyllen671/
Clehne670/
Qillen670/
Clengh670/
Cleunn670/
Caelln670/

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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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  • 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 Cöllen
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