Kjellén Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjellén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjellén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4511:21,8331,812
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Kjellen (34) & Kjellèn (1) are calculated separately.

Kjellén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjellén is most common in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms: Kjellen or Kjellèn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kjellén is the 653,013th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kjellén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 21,833. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 45 percent live, Stockholm County, where 14 percent live and Uppsala County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Kjellén Last Name Statistics demography

Kjellén earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 56.54% more than the national average, earning 541,762 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellen9534/
Kjellèn951/
Kjelln924/
Kjellin861,577/
Kjällén8610/
Kjellnø865/
Kjelling80106/
Kjelläng803/
Kjelin7754/
Kielén7723/
Kjelen779/
Kjeilen71231/
Kjillin7126/
Kjellim7112/
Kjhelin7112/
Kgellin713/
Kiellin712/
Kjällin711/
Kiellen711/
Kielling6714/
Kieln679/
Kjølling672/
Kejielen671/
Kyeln671/
Kyelling671/
Kijillin671/
Cjelleng671/

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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 Kjellén
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