Paylen Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Paylen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Paylen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paylen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paylen is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paylen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Paylen live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
Paylen is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 293,902. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 67 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside. Beside Liberia Paylen occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Paylen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Paylen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paylen last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Paylen
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