Nyhlén Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nyhlén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyhlén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3591:27,4282,234
Norway81:642,78647,258
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nyhlen (96) & Nyhlèn (1) are calculated separately.

Nyhlén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyhlén is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nyhlen or Nyhlèn. For other potential spellings of Nyhlén click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyhlén? popularity and diffusion

It is the 772,238th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The last name Nyhlén is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nyhlén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 27,428. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 20 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside and Värmland County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nyhlén Last Name Statistics demography

Nyhlén earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.93% less than the national average, earning 252,870 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyhlen9496/
Nyhlèn941/
Nylén912,159/
Nihlén83322/
Nyhlin8330/
Nylen731,018/
Nylin73936/
Nilén7367/
Nelén7329/
Nylèn735/
Nylyn732/
Neyln730/
Nehlen67114/
Nehlin67107/
Neylin6756/
Nylehn6738/
Naylen6731/
Nyleen6724/
Nählen6722/
Naylin6720/
Nihlen6718/
Neylen673/
Noylen671/
Naylyn671/
Nhlene671/
Nyslen671/
Nylynd671/
Noylin671/
Nyleng671/

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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 Nyhlén
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