Sillén Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sillén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2181:45,1693,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sillen (697) are calculated separately.

Sillén Last Name Facts

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

Sillén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sillen. Click here for other possible spellings of Sillén.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,092,155th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sillén live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 45,169. In Sweden Sillén is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 39 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Värmland County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Sillén Last Name Statistics demography

Sillén earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning 333,202 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillen94697/
Silln918/
Schillén8636/
Sellén83373/
Sillin83338/
Zillén8370/
Gillén8358/
Siln802/
Silling77520/
Sillien77300/
Sillion77124/
Shillin7774/
Shillen7745/
Suillen7716/
Siellen771/
Silleng771/
Sgillen771/
Shillne771/
Sillink770/
Scillen770/
Sgillin770/
Silne73138/
Silng733/
Gilln732/
Silnt731/
Sylln731/
Selln731/
Sllen731/
Schillen71190/
Shillenn7194/
Scillion7158/
Szilling7132/
Schillin7124/
Shillion7113/
Schillne7110/
Schillng717/
Scilling714/
Scillien712/
Shillina712/
Sielling712/
Sjilling711/
Scillina711/
Shilleen710/
Gillen6718,670/
Sellin674,210/
Gillin672,699/
Sellen671,837/
Gellén67910/
Siglin67729/
Sillem67231/
Zillen67134/
Cillen6772/
Jillen6762/
Silngh6749/
Zellén6742/
Sln6732/
Sellyn6731/
Sillim6721/
Sällin6719/
Zillin6719/
Cillin6715/
Chilln6710/
Syllin6710/
Shcilling676/
Syllne675/
Slling674/
Jillin673/
Schiollin672/
Sielng672/
Gillng672/
Schillinn672/
Schillien671/
Schillina671/
Schillind671/
Sllina671/
Sellne671/
Çillen671/
Shshillin671/
Silgne671/
Schilleng670/
Syllen670/

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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 Sillén
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