Swelen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Sweden

Swelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Swelén (9) are calculated separately.

Swelen (154) may also be a first name.

Swelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swelen is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Swelén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Swelen are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 740,891st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 154 people.

Swelen is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cagayan Valley, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swelén949/
Swaelen92115/
Swellen9249/
Swelien921/
Swlen911/
Swettlen8616/
Swellenn861/
Swelem831,362/
Suelen83960/
Swalen8343/
Swelin8324/
Swilen832/
Svelen831/
Swelyn831/
Swolen830/
Schwelien802/
Sweilem7720,031/
Sweylem77254/
Swillen77176/
Swallen77126/
Sweïlem77108/
Swelgin7742/
Swahlen7726/
Swaleen7720/
Sweelin772/
Suehlen771/
Swailen771/
Sueleen771/
S'Welem771/
Swelhem771/
Sweelem771/
Shwelin771/
Swellin771/
Zwehlen770/
Shwilen770/
Shwalen770/
Swaln732/
Schwalen71312/
Sweillem71245/
S'Weilem71231/
Shwailen7137/
S'Weylem7127/
Schwolen7118/
Schuelen714/
Swahleen712/
Sw'eylem711/
Swetlink711/
Swetling710/
Schwelin710/
Swelim67893/
Swilem67690/
Suilen67243/
Swalin6797/
Schwahlen6787/
Schwelgin6752/
Suelem6745/
Svelin6739/
Svalen6730/
Suelin6718/
Schweling6713/
Svilen6711/
Zuelen678/
Swalén677/
Swylem674/
Swilin674/
Swolin674/
Suelyn673/
Svelne672/
Suelén671/
Sweetlind671/
Sweetling670/
Schwallen670/

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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 Swelen
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