Wellén Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wellén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Wellen (2,865) are calculated separately.
Wellén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wellén is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Wellen. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wellén are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Wellén is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 298,387. In Sweden Wellén is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 58 percent are found, Uppsala County, where 15 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Sweden Wellén is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellen | 94 | 2,865 | / |
| Welén | 91 | 206 | / |
| Welln | 91 | 3 | / |
| Willén | 83 | 408 | / |
| Wellin | 83 | 310 | / |
| Wehlén | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wellne | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wellng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weln | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wellenc | 77 | 22 | / |
| Whellen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wellind | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wesllyn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wellyng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wellien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheelln | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weallen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whellin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wellend | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welin | 73 | 2,058 | / |
| Wilén | 73 | 815 | / |
| Welen | 73 | 145 | / |
| Willn | 73 | 39 | / |
| Belln | 73 | 30 | / |
| Welne | 73 | 8 | / |
| Velln | 73 | 5 | / |
| Welnd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wllin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welhn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hwelleng | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wellingk | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wellling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weslling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheallen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bellen | 67 | 10,530 | / |
| Bellin | 67 | 7,426 | / |
| Willen | 67 | 3,005 | / |
| Wellem | 67 | 2,068 | / |
| Whelen | 67 | 512 | / |
| Vellin | 67 | 448 | / |
| Willin | 67 | 446 | / |
| Weilin | 67 | 282 | / |
| Weglin | 67 | 222 | / |
| Vellen | 67 | 150 | / |
| Villén | 67 | 132 | / |
| Wåhlén | 67 | 130 | / |
| Weelen | 67 | 121 | / |
| Wellim | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wihlén | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wüllen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wln | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whealn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyllen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wlling | 67 | 7 | / |
| Welien | 67 | 6 | / |
| Willyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whelin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weilen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wejlin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vellyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willénová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wllina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vellne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwelen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weylen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Uellin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weelin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wealen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whellehen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wellén
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