Palèn Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Palèn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Palen (7,555), Palén (112), Paleń (853) & Pálen (1) are calculated separately.
Palèn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palèn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palèn is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Palen, Palén, Paleń or Pálen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palèn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Palèn is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palèn are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. Barring Sweden this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 33 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Palèn
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