Källen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Källen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Källen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Källén (352) & Kållén (3) are calculated separately.

Källen Last Name Facts

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

Källen is found most in Sweden. It can appear in the variant forms: Källén or Kållén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Källen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Källen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Källen is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Källen is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 63 percent live, Kalmar County, where 13 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 36 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Källén94352/
Kållén893/
Killen839,906/
Kellen833,366/
Köllen83759/
Källin8316/
Källne836/
Kyllen831/
Kællen831/
Klen802,164/
Klln802/
Killeen7710,891/
Killien77148/
Koellen77122/
Kellenc777/
Kesllen775/
Kelleen774/
Killenn773/
Kellien772/
Kelluen771/
Kiellen771/
Kuillen770/
Kellehn770/
Keellen770/
Kelleun770/
Killend770/
Kleen733,313/
Klien732,028/
Kölln731,018/
Klene73970/
Kelln73688/
Klehn73433/
Kloen73231/
Klenn73109/
Klenc73106/
Klaen7382/
Kålen7355/
Kluen7346/
Khlen7343/
Kølln7310/
Klenø739/
Kllem738/
Kleun732/
Klesn732/
Cllen731/
Killiaen719/
Koellien711/
Killenne710/
Killin671,189/
Kloehn67912/
Klaehn67498/
Koelln67304/
Kellin67263/
Cöllen67196/
Khlaen67171/
Cillen6772/
Cellen6743/
Klling6740/
Kellyn6734/
Klyaen6732/
Kln6731/
Klenne6730/
Kellén6716/
Killng6715/
Khloen6710/
Kållin678/
Killén678/
Øklend677/
Kellne675/
Kellng674/
Kluehn673/
Qullen673/
Klemne672/
Khluen672/
Klaenn671/
Kloenn671/
Killne671/
Kyllin671/
Kellenová671/
Kællin671/
Kleend671/
Klienn670/
Kliehn670/
Kleehn670/
Qillen670/
Kleenk670/
Kleuhn670/

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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
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  • 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 Källen
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