Villén Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Villén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Spain511:916,70735,562
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Villen (2,939) are calculated separately.

Villén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Villén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Villen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Villén is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Villén are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 156,298. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent live, Uppsala County, where 21 percent live and Östergötland County, where 17 percent live. Besides Sweden Villén occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 39 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villen942,939/
Villn9117/
Willén83408/
Villin83358/
Villyn8320/
Villín8314/
Viln803/
Villien77713/
Villing77506/
Villion77491/
Vuillin77249/
Viollin77118/
Villoen7786/
Villina7749/
Villijn7710/
Villent772/
Vuillen772/
Villeng772/
Viollen771/
Villaen771/
Villend771/
Villink770/
Vilne73561/
Willn7339/
Velln735/
Billn731/
Vilnd731/
Violn731/
Vuillien7165/
Villnova712/
Villenne711/
Billen673,964/
Willen673,005/
Vellin67448/
Willin67446/
Billin67314/
Villem67212/
Fillin67168/
Vellen67150/
Villim6750/
Våhlén6739/
Wellén6739/
Fällén6728/
Villínová6715/
Fillen6710/
Vln6710/
Villinová677/
Viglin676/
Willyn675/
Villinova674/
Uillen674/
Billne674/
Vellyn673/
Billng671/
Willénová671/
Willne671/
Uillin671/
Vlling671/
Vellne671/
Willèn671/

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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 Villén
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