Salén Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Salén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 250 | 1:39,387 | 3,145 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Salen (5,472), Salèn (2) & Sälen (4) are calculated separately.
Salén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salén is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Salen, Salèn or Sälen. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 980,795th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Salén reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 39,387. In Sweden Salén is most common in: Stockholm County, where 42 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 39 percent live and Halland County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 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 Salén
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