Nylen Surname

356,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Nylen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nylen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7711:470,11539,981
Canada761:484,81041,569
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Finland391:140,94113,163
Norway341:151,24418,822
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Nylén (2,159) & Nylèn (5) are calculated separately.

Nylen (122) may also be a first name.

Nylen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nylen occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Nylén or Nylèn. For other possible spellings of Nylen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylen? popularity and diffusion

Nylen is the 356,707th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Nylen reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 844,248th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 122 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 470,115. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Nylen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nylen last name are 4.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nylen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $42,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nylén932,159/
Nylèn935/
Nyhlen9196/
Nylehn9138/
Naylen9131/
Nyleen9124/
Neylen913/
Nyslen911/
Nyleng911/
Noylen911/
Nlen8927/
Neylend835/
Nayleen831/
Nylendt831/
Nelen801,516/
Nylin80936/
Nilen8089/
Nlene8039/
Nylyn802/
Neyln800/
Nielen731,164/
Neelen73770/
Neulen73414/
Nyhlén73368/
Neilen73357/
Neslen73281/
Nailen73256/
Nealen73170/
Nehlen73114/
Neleng73108/
Nelien7382/
Noilen7367/
Neylin7356/
Nileng7344/
Nyhlin7330/
Nählen7322/
Naylin7320/
Nihlen7318/
Nijlen7311/
Ngelen7310/
Nilehn738/
Nelenc732/
Nilend732/
Nyhlèn731/
Nylynd731/
Nilent731/
Ngilen731/
Neleun731/
Nhlene731/
Gnelen731/
Noylin731/
Nelhen731/
Neleen731/
Nilesn731/
Naylyn731/
Nislen731/
Nileen731/
Nihleen6713/
Nailaen679/
Neislen678/
Niehlen676/
Neylina674/
Najleen673/
Nayling673/
Hnylyna672/
Neillen672/
Noyglin671/
Nylinck671/
Neelend671/
Nealend671/
Neilien671/
Neslend671/
Nieleen671/
Netllen671/
Neileng671/
Nealent671/
Niliaen671/
Nielaen671/
Nuyling671/
Njln671/
Neullen670/
Nettlen670/
Netlenk670/
Neallen670/
Nellene670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nylen
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