Pahlen Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pahlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2101:383,35935,976
United States931:3,897,408212,857
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pahlén (75) are calculated separately.

Pahlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pahlen is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pahlén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahlen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 804,502nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Pahlen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Pahlen live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 383,359. In Germany Pahlen is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Pahlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pahlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pahlen last name grew 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pahlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pahlen last name are 31.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85% registered with the party.

Pahlen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahlén9475/
Pahlien9220/
Palhlen921/
Pahleng921/
Phahlen920/
Palen917,555/
Phalen832,617/
Pallen831,364/
Pohlen831,244/
Paleng831,035/
Paulen831,028/
Pailen83407/
Paslen83255/
Phelen83102/
Pahlin8365/
Palent8351/
Patlen8350/
Paleen8349/
Palenc8337/
Palien8329/
Paylen8317/
Palaen837/
Palend834/
Paalen833/
Pehlen831/
Paluen831/
Pahlem831/
Paleun830/
Pealen830/
Paln8033/
Phaleng771,226/
Paulien77258/
Pallien77153/
Phalaen77151/
Pallent77145/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Palenne7763/
Pahling7755/
Pealien7740/
Palleng7739/
Phallen7725/
Pauleen7723/
Paileng7714/
Pallend778/
Paulent777/
Paullen776/
Pohlenk774/
Pauslen773/
Pohlent773/
Pheilen772/
Phoolen772/
Paulaen772/
Phellen771/
Phealen771/
Pasleng771/
Paylene771/
Phalent771/
Phgalen771/
Palienė771/
Paillen771/
Phaleen771/
Pholeng771/
Phalien771/
Phaelen770/
Pfallen770/
Pauleng770/
Pehlien770/
Pautlen770/
Palin738,821/
Palem738,516/
Polen734,864/
Pelen733,231/
Paleń73853/
Palén73112/
Palne73102/
Palyn7372/
Pauln7321/
Pólen737/
Patln735/
Pheln733/
Palèn733/
Palnt732/
Palín732/
Palng732/
Palln731/
Palnk731/
Pálen731/
Pasln731/
Palnn730/
Palenque711,435/
Palenova71328/
Paulienė71222/
Phatleng7120/
Pohlendt7111/
Paullien712/
Phalleen711/
Paillent711/
Phalleng711/
Phohleng711/
Paulin6750,135/
Palina672,886/
Paling672,877/
Pallem672,867/
Pollen671,916/
Pallin671,902/
Peelen671,813/
Peulen67862/
Poleng67862/
Phalin67430/
Poelen67371/
Poolen67327/
Poulen67283/
Pailin67273/
Palion67234/
Paslin67213/
Patlin67185/
Paulenová67172/
Pelien67130/
Paalem67103/
Polent67103/
Palgin6796/
Paulyn6780/
Polhen6764/
Polien6749/
Paulín6748/
Polehn6743/
Phalén6743/
Pholin6740/
Paglin6736/
Palint6736/
Puilen6730/
Pohlin6729/
Polend6728/
Palyna6722/
Pealin6714/
Peilen6714/
Paluin6713/
Paylin6711/
Palhin6711/
Pateln6710/
Pohlén6710/
Palink679/
Palyon679/
Paulenova678/
Poilen677/
Paläng677/
Phelin676/
Paselleng676/
Paleem675/
Poleen675/
Pallín675/
Paulem674/
Phalem673/
Paulén673/
Polaen673/
Paulne673/
Patiln672/
Pohlem672/
Paalin672/
Peylen672/
Paulìn672/
Poslen671/
Poleun671/
Patlem671/
Phalne671/
Phaeln671/
Pallyn671/
Paluun671/
Pöhlén671/
Pâlenk671/
Potlen671/
Pholem671/
Pajlin671/
Paulnk671/
Pelenn670/

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Footnotes

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