Forlen Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Forlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France241:2,767,613196,808
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Forlen Last Name Facts

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

Forlen is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Forlen are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Forlen is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France it is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 71 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent reside. Besides France Forlen is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 12 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forleng921/
Forlend921/
Forlein920/
Forln910/
Forelien869/
Forilien866/
Forelent861/
Forleand860/
Forleane860/
Forlin833,119/
Forlem8346/
Vorlen8327/
Furlen8311/
Ferlen8311/
Farlen838/
Forlín831/
Färlen831/
Forrelien801/
Forline77120/
Fourlin7777/
Ferllen7759/
Forlina7756/
Ferlein7750/
Fehrlen7732/
Forling779/
Forlain774/
Forlind772/
Farlend772/
Farleen771/
Farlene771/
Forelin771/
Furlent770/
Farlien770/
Vorlean770/
Forloin770/
Farlein770/
Furleng770/
Furln731/
Farln731/
Fariolen71852/
Forzelin71119/
Forloine7182/
Führlein7125/
Ferrlein7122/
Fourling719/
Farilien716/
Forelina711/
Fuhrlein711/
Farillen711/
Forgilin711/
Fohrlain710/
Forrling710/
Ferlin674,143/
Furlin67675/
Farlin67602/
Färlin67222/
Forlim67111/
Verlen6740/
Färlén6725/
Varlen6720/
Förlin6715/
Farlyn677/
Vorlin672/
Ferrln671/
Forgellin671/
Feuhrlein670/
Fariln670/

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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 Forlen
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