Pylen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pylen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pylen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pylen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pylen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pylen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Pylen reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Pylen is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paylen9117/
Pylent9113/
Peylen912/
Phylen912/
Plen89317/
Puyleng836/
Phylien831/
Paylene831/
Pelen803,231/
Plehn801,261/
Pylin80316/
Pilen80150/
Pylyn8098/
Plenn8088/
Pløen8051/
Plene808/
Plenh807/
Pylenova773/
Peelen731,813/
Pilien73909/
Peulen73862/
Pailen73407/
Philen73392/
Peleng73343/
Pylina73293/
Pielen73249/
Pelenc73243/
Peylin73185/
Pelenk73133/
Pelien73130/
Phelen73102/
Pileng73100/
Piolen7384/
Pylyna7358/
Puilen7330/
Pilenc7324/
Plenne7320/
Peslen7317/
Plehen7314/
Peilen7314/
Pijlen7311/
Paylin7311/
Pilent739/
Poilen737/
Poylin737/
Pyling736/
Pelent735/
Pilend732/
Pytlyn731/
Phlene731/
Pehlen731/
Pelenq731/
Pyolin731/
Péleng731/
Petlen730/
Pelenn730/
Plehne730/
Pealen730/
Payling67413/
Philien67148/
Pellene67127/
Pleń67119/
Pealien6740/
Peillen6724/
Puillen6723/
Paileng6714/
Phielen677/
Phiolen676/
Pilienė675/
Phaylin675/
Poilien674/
Phillen674/
Puhylyn672/
Paylina672/
Poylina672/
Pheilen672/
Peileng671/
Phelaen671/
Phileen671/
Paillen671/
Phelenq671/
Pelienė671/
Phealen671/
Phellen671/
Peilien670/
Pieleen670/
Phelend670/
Pehlien670/

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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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  • 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 Pylen
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