Seclen Surname

113,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Seclen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seclen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,8901:8,1711,221
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Seclén (20) & Seclèn (2) are calculated separately.

Seclen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seclen is most common in Peru. It may appear as a variant: Seclén or Seclèn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seclen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,503rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,787,916 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Seclen live; 97 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname Seclen is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 3,890 people, or 1 in 8,171. In Peru Seclen is most numerous in: Lambayeque Region, where 72 percent live, Lima Province, where 13 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Peru this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Seclen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seclen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seclen surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seclen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seclen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seclen earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,420 per year and in United States they earn 30.91% less than the national average, earning $29,813 USD per year.

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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 Seclen
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