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 more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Korlén or Körlén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Korlen.

How Common Is The Last Name Korlen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Korlen reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The last name Korlen is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Korlen is most common in: Skåne County, where 67 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 33 percent reside. Barring Sweden Korlen occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

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 declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Korlen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korlen in the Russian language
Корленkorlen-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis