Welén Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Welén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 205 | 1:48,033 | 3,738 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Welen (145) are calculated separately.
Welén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welén is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Welen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,159,732nd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. Welén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Welén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 48,033. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent are found, Västmanland County, where 22 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Welén exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welen | 93 | 145 | / |
| Wellén | 91 | 39 | / |
| Wehlén | 91 | 18 | / |
| Weln | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wettlén | 83 | 3 | / |
| Welin | 80 | 2,058 | / |
| Wilén | 80 | 815 | / |
| Velén | 80 | 45 | / |
| Walén | 80 | 24 | / |
| Welne | 80 | 8 | / |
| Welln | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wheln | 80 | 1 | / |
| Welhn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wellen | 73 | 2,865 | / |
| Wallén | 73 | 1,955 | / |
| Welenc | 73 | 941 | / |
| Whelen | 73 | 512 | / |
| Willén | 73 | 408 | / |
| Wahlén | 73 | 345 | / |
| Wellin | 73 | 310 | / |
| Weilin | 73 | 282 | / |
| Wielen | 73 | 204 | / |
| Wehlen | 73 | 192 | / |
| Wehlin | 73 | 186 | / |
| Waelen | 73 | 148 | / |
| Weelen | 73 | 121 | / |
| Weulen | 73 | 63 | / |
| Wihlén | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wohlén | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wielin | 73 | 17 | / |
| Whealn | 73 | 12 | / |
| Welien | 73 | 6 | / |
| Whelin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weilen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wejlin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wellne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weslhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weßeln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waelyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beelén | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwelen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weylen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woelin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weelin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wealen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wealnd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waln | 67 | 751 | / |
| Weelink | 67 | 260 | / |
| Wesseln | 67 | 226 | / |
| Wheelen | 67 | 223 | / |
| Whealen | 67 | 157 | / |
| Weiglin | 67 | 138 | / |
| Wehlend | 67 | 101 | / |
| Wheelin | 67 | 96 | / |
| Wetleng | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waehlen | 67 | 30 | / |
| Whealin | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wiln | 67 | 17 | / |
| Welindt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wellene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weilend | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wetling | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wheleen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whellen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weileen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whelind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wueling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weallen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheelln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weslink | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woln | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woehlen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weylend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weelend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whelehn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whaelen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whellin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheilin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wetlent | 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
- 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 Welén
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