Nylén Surname

194,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nylén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nylén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,0481:4,808457
Norway591:87,15712,054
Finland401:137,41812,919
Malta41:107,5681,849
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Nylen (1,018) & Nylèn (5) are calculated separately.

Nylén Last Name Facts

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

Nylén is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Nylen or Nylèn. For other possible spellings of Nylén click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylén? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 194,607th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,375,427 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nylén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Nylén is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 2,048 people, or 1 in 4,808. In Sweden Nylén is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Nylén Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nylén has changed over time. In The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nylén Last Name Statistics demography

Nylén earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning 350,785 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nylen931,018/
Nylèn935/
Nyhlén91368/
Nylin80936/
Nilén8067/
Nelén8029/
Nylyn802/
Neyln800/
Nihlén73322/
Nyhlen7396/
Neylin7356/
Nylehn7338/
Naylen7331/
Nyhlin7330/
Nyleen7324/
Naylin7320/
Neylen733/
Nyleng731/
Noylin731/
Noylen731/
Naylyn731/
Nylynd731/
Nyhlèn731/
Nyslen731/
Nlen6727/
Neylend675/
Neylina674/
Nettlén673/
Nayling673/
Hnylyna672/
Nuyling671/
Nayleen671/
Njln671/
Nylinck671/
Nylendt671/
Noyglin671/

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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
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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 Nylén
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