Mellén Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mellén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mellen (4,893) are calculated separately.

Mellén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mellén is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mellen. Click here for other potential spellings of Mellén.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Mellén is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Mellén reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 59 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Mellén is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 19 percent reside and Finland, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellen944,893/
Melln910/
Mellin834,847/
Mellyn83113/
Millén8313/
Muelln8313/
Myllén831/
Mellín831/
Mielln831/
Meln8084/
Melling776,701/
Mellina771,657/
Mellion77465/
Mellien7775/
Melleng7761/
Muellen7732/
Mellent7727/
Meullen7726/
Mellyna7725/
Miellin7717/
Miellen7711/
Muellin779/
Moellen774/
Meellin772/
Maellin771/
Maellen771/
Mellenk771/
Mellyon771/
Mellenn770/
Moellin770/
Melluin770/
Mellind770/
Mellynn770/
Milln73793/
Melne73648/
Mülln73171/
Mölln7312/
Melhn737/
Melnk732/
Moeln732/
Mehln731/
Melìn731/
Melng731/
Melnn731/
Mllen731/
Mllng731/
Maeln730/
Mellling718/
Mellenne714/
Meelling713/
Mehlling710/
Millen679,486/
Millin673,073/
Mellem671,365/
Meglin67315/
Mellim67225/
Müllen67133/
Mellenová67121/
Møllen6780/
Mln6766/
Måhlén6748/
Millne6738/
Mellenova6716/
Myllen678/
Möllen678/
Mïllän671/
Mehlng671/
Myllin671/
Millyn671/

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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 Mellén
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