Wörlen Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wörlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wörlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Wörlén (36) & Worlen (17) are calculated separately.

Wörlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wörlen is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Wörlén or Worlen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wörlen? popularity and diffusion

Wörlen is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Wörlen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wörlen live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wörlen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 88 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 28 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wörlén9436/
Worlen9417/
Wörlein92405/
Wörrlein86167/
Werlen831,609/
Warlen83106/
Wörlin8355/
Werlein77672/
Wehrlen77213/
Worlein77116/
Wöhrlin7768/
Woerlen7768/
Werlhen778/
Wörling775/
Wherlen774/
Börlein772/
Warlean772/
Werlien772/
Warlhen771/
Warlenn771/
Whorlen770/
Worelen770/
Warln731/
Woerlein71108/
Werrlein7185/
Wehrlein7136/
Woehrlen7113/
Worrlein7111/
Börlin67451/
Werlin67366/
Warlin67136/
Vörlin6791/
Worlin6764/
Verlen6740/
Vorlen6727/
Varlen6720/
Woerrlein6713/
Wärlén674/
Whoerlein670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wörlen
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