Malén Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Malén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 64 | 1:85,886 | 9,144 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Malen (1,985) are calculated separately.
Malén (41) may also be a first name.
Malén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malén occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Malen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malén? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malén is the 1,828,462nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Malén is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Malén live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 41 people.
The surname Malén is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 85,886. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 58 percent are found, Satakunta, where 17 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent are found. Besides Finland Malén occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 36 percent are found and Chile, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Malén
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