Korlen Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Korlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Korlén (7) & Körlén (8) are calculated separately.

Korlen (16) may also be a first name.

Korlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korlen (Russian: Корлен) occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as a variant: Korlén or Körlén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korlen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Korlen is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Korlen live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia. Korlen is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Korlen is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 67 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

Korlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korlen last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Korlen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korlen in the Russian language
Корленkorlen-

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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 Korlen
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