Silén Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Silén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3621:27,2012,214
Finland2031:27,0773,700
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Silen (1,641) & Silèn (5) are calculated separately.

Silén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Silen or Silèn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 548,408th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name Silén is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Silén are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Silén is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 27,201. In Sweden Silén is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside, Gävleborg County, where 21 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silen931,641/
Silèn935/
Sihlén9180/
Schilén839/
Silin8011,531/
Selén80137/
Gilén8070/
Zilén8054/
Silyn8029/
Sylén8011/
Sailn803/
Silín801/
Silaen7313,951/
Silina7313,840/
Shilin738,196/
Silion731,750/
Silien731,643/
Siling731,001/
Sailen73522/
Silent73508/
Sailin73278/
Silene73262/
Suilen73243/
Søilen73103/
Sileng73103/
Shilen7399/
Soilen7399/
Seilen7389/
Sielen7369/
Sislen7364/
Gislén7342/
Sislin7340/
Sehlén7336/
Suilin7332/
Silenk7323/
Djilén7317/
Soilne7315/
Seilin7311/
Syhlén738/
Sitlin736/
Silyon735/
Sailyn735/
Sielin734/
Sileen733/
Soilin732/
Sailne731/
Hsilin731/
Scilen731/
Silint731/
Sheiln731/
Sileun731/
Scilin731/
Siloen731/
Silyna730/
Shieln730/
Shilina678,967/
Sieling672,656/
Seiling67539/
Shiling67412/
Saillen67394/
Slen67180/
Shitlin67101/
Sitling6799/
Saileng6797/
Suijlen6792/
Shillin6774/
Sailing6765/
Seitlin6757/
Schilin6757/
Shillen6745/
Sziling6730/
Schelén6730/
Sailina6725/
Suillen6716/
Shailen6715/
Zsilina6715/
Seillen679/
Shileng678/
Suilina677/
Seilent677/
Sihling677/
Shillng675/
Suiling675/
Shihlin674/
Silienė674/
Schilen674/
Sielina673/
Saileen673/
Scilien673/
Silenne673/
Sailend672/
Ssilaen672/
Hsilien672/
Saitlin672/
Sailhen672/
Sitleng672/
Sisling671/
Shiglin671/
Shailin671/
Sitlind671/
Soileng671/
Shuilin671/
Shilenn671/
Shilgin671/
Seislin671/
Sessiln671/
Shailne671/
Sgillen671/
Silimne671/
Sailuin671/
Scitlin671/
Sheilin671/
Shillne671/
Saiglin671/
Sailaen671/
Silhene671/
Silenck671/
Shilynn670/
Shailyn670/
Sielehn670/
Sheilen670/
Sgillin670/
Shileen670/
Scailin670/

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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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  • 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 Silén
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