Zellén Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Zellén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zellén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Norway41:1,285,57269,185

The alternate forms: Zellen (195) are calculated separately.

Zellén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zellén occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zellen. Click here for other possible spellings of Zellén.

How Common Is The Last Name Zellén? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Zellén is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zellén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Zellén is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 259,125. In Sweden Zellén is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 74 percent reside, Skåne County, where 16 percent reside and Halland County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 10 percent reside.

Zellén Last Name Statistics demography

Zellén earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning 378,306 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zellen94195/
Gellén83910/
Sellén83373/
Zellin83239/
Zillén8370/
Zellne831/
Zeln802/
Zelling7774/
Zoellin7769/
Zellien7750/
Tjellén772/
Zellyna771/
Zelliën771/
Zellina771/
Zoellen770/
Zelnt731/
Celln731/
Selln731/
Czelleng7157/
Szelling717/
Czellenk714/
Zellenck710/
Sellin674,210/
Sellen671,837/
Jellen67634/
Zeglin67618/
Gellin67604/
Gellen67390/
Sillén67225/
Zillen67134/
Cellin67111/
Jellin6795/
Zellem6793/
Zöllin6771/
Gillén6758/
Cellen6743/
Sellyn6731/
Zillin6719/
Zln6710/
Zhelne676/
Jellne675/
Sellne671/
Gehlln671/

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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 Zellén
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