Şölen Surname

252,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şölen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şölen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,5651:49,7264,936
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sölen (4), Solen (800) & Solén (58) are calculated separately.

Şölen (296) may also be a first name.

Şölen Last Name Facts

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

Şölen is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sölen, Solen or Solén. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Şölen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,652nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,653,605 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Şölen are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 512,632nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 296 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,565 people, or 1 in 49,726. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Bitlis Province, where 19 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent are found and Adana Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sölen934/
Şöhlen9136/
Şöleni911/
Solen87800/
Şölenay8323/
Solén8058/
Çölen8018/
Söylen73225/
Şeylen7332/
Şahlen739/
Sjölen732/
Söilen732/
Söljen731/
Şeulean6734/
Zlen673/
Şăulean671/

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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 Şölen
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