Külen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Külen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Külen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kulen (822), Kuleń (18) & Kulén (16) are calculated separately.

Külen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Külen occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kulen, Kuleń or Kulén. Click here for further potential spellings of Külen.

How Common Is The Last Name Külen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Külen are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is most common in: Östergötland County, where 90 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Sweden Külen occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulen93822/
Kühlen91186/
Kuleń8718/
Kulén8716/
Kilen801,236/
Cülen801/
Kuhlen731,801/
Külünk731,316/
Kullen73571/
Kileen73179/
Kühlem73143/
Kielen73104/
Kulien7345/
Kilien7331/
Küling7316/
Kihlen7310/
Kuelen739/
Khilen738/
Kuleen737/
Kilaen737/
Khulen732/
Kulenn731/
Kuluen731/
Kühling672,167/
Kulienė67157/
Kilienė67152/
Kuln6724/
Kuehlen6714/
Kulleen678/
Kilyaen672/
Kielien671/
Khillen671/

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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 Külen
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