Färlén Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Färlén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Färlén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Färlen (1) & Farlen (8) are calculated separately.

Färlén Last Name Facts

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

Färlén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Färlen or Farlen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Färlén? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Färlén is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Färlén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden Färlén is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 61 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 17 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Färlen941/
Farlen898/
Färlin83222/
Frelén8311/
Färling7731/
Färlind7723/
Fährlin7710/
Ferllén771/
Farln731/
Forln730/
Ferlin674,143/
Forlin673,119/
Frelin67954/
Farlin67602/
Forlen6734/
Förlin6715/
Ferlen6711/
Fyrlin6711/
Värlin673/
Firlin673/
Frelen672/
Ferlyn672/
Färlinová671/
Ferrln671/
Forlín671/
Ferlnd670/
Firlen670/
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 Färlén
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