Sælen Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sælen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sælen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2801:18,3652,313
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Slen (180) & Sleń (1) are calculated separately.

Sælen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sælen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Slen or Sleń. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sælen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sælen is the 935,326th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Sælen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sælen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 18,365. In Norway Sælen is most common in: Western Norway, where 81 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent live and Southern Norway, where 3 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Sælen Last Name Statistics demography

Sælen earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning 359,061 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slen96180/
Sæløen9128/
Sleń891/
Slåen80371/
Sleen80247/
Slein80227/
Slean80171/
Slaen8079/
Sleng8070/
Sloen8027/
Slenn8020/
Slend805/
Slent804/
Sleyn804/
Slene802/
Slenc802/
Sllen801/
Slien801/
Hslen801/
Sln7532/
Sellen731,837/
Sillen73697/
Shlein73345/
Szlenk73319/
Shleyn7386/
Shlien7378/
Shlaen7376/
Sletin7358/
Sletyn7325/
Sletne7317/
Schlen7313/
Slesin7310/
Szleng7310/
Åslien738/
Slehyn738/
Åslein735/
Sliten734/
Sleine733/
Shlenk733/
Sjlein731/
Sleing731/
Shloen731/
Szlaen731/
Szlejn731/
Sleimn731/
Hsleen731/
Sleane730/
Sleoin730/
Sleten730/
Slenck730/
Sloenn730/
Sleyne730/
Shleen730/
Sletten674,531/
Slem674,102/
Schlein671,443/
Clen67321/
Sillien67300/
Schloen67235/
Suellen67198/
Schlien67158/
Slin67117/
Schlaen67117/
Slayten6751/
Schleen6743/
Sellien6726/
Schleng6721/
Schlean6718/
Sjølien6717/
Slålien6716/
Sleteng6713/
Slehyna6711/
Slihten6710/
Scellen679/
Seln677/
Shlesin674/
Slenova674/
Zlen673/
Slitten672/
Slng672/
Soellen672/
Schlenn672/
Siln672/
Slnd672/
Dsln672/
Slyn671/
Schlemn671/
Sleimne671/
Sellenn671/
Sgillen671/
Slechen671/
Siellen671/
Slijten671/
Schlenc671/
Sellein671/
Scln671/
Shleenh671/
Sljn671/
Slne671/
Slnn671/
Slnq671/
Slnt671/
Slhn671/
Slehtyn671/
Schluen670/
Geeslen670/
Scillen670/
Slessen670/
Shleane670/
Sleetin670/
Selleen670/
Schllen670/
Slettin670/

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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 Sælen
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