Wilén Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wilén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5651:17,4281,472
Finland2351:23,3903,244
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Wilen (1,547) & Wilèn (2) are calculated separately.

Wilén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilén is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wilen or Wilèn. For other possible spellings of Wilén click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilén? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,566th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wilén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 17,428. In Sweden Wilén is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside and Skåne County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 29 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Wilén Last Name Statistics demography

Wilén earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning 225,124 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilen931,547/
Wilèn932/
Willén91408/
Wihlén9126/
Wiln8917/
Vilén80749/
Welén80206/
Bilén8090/
Wilin8085/
Willn8039/
Wilne8019/
Wilyn802/
Wilnn800/
Willen733,005/
Willin73446/
Weilin73282/
Wielen73204/
Wailen7384/
Witlen7364/
Wellén7339/
Wilien7336/
Bailén7323/
Wihlen7319/
Wehlén7318/
Wilhen7317/
Wailin7317/
Wielin7317/
Wijlen7315/
Wilenø737/
Wileen736/
Weilen735/
Whilin731/
Willne731/
Willèn731/
Hwilin731/
Wailyn731/
Whilen730/
Wittlin67801/
Willien67181/
Weiglin67138/
Wijling67135/
Willene6756/
Wailuen6753/
Whailin6714/
Wuillin6713/
Witling6710/
Whitlen679/
Weilend677/
Weln674/
Whitlin674/
Willeen673/
Wettlén673/
Whillen671/
Wilhenn671/
Wailien671/
Withlen671/
Wuln671/
Whilemn671/
Witlend671/
Wuillen671/
Weilien671/
Willinn671/
Weileen671/
Whailen670/
Wilhemn670/
Willhen670/
Wilentt670/
Wislent670/
Wailind670/
Waillin670/
Whillin670/
Wheilin670/

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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 Wilén
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