Hemlen Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Hemlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Hemlén (7) are calculated separately.
Hemlen (24) may also be a first name.
Hemlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hemlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hemlen occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Hemlén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemlen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Hemlen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hemlen live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Hemlen is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Barring Sweden Hemlen is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Hemlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hemlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hemlen surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- 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 Hemlen
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