Pielen Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Pielen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 233 | 1:345,517 | 33,688 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pieleń (43) are calculated separately.
Pielen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pielen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pielen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pieleń. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pielen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,017,412th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Pielen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pielen are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Pielen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany Pielen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany Pielen occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 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
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- 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 Pielen
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