Vahlén Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Vahlén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Vahlen (1) are calculated separately.
Vahlén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahlén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vahlén is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as: Vahlen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahlén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vahlén is the 2,776,799th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Vahlén is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vahlén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Vahlén is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 200,954. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Jämtland County, where 22 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Vahlén
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