Rehn

Rehn is a Scandinavian and German surname, also used in Finland.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 32.3% of all known bearers of the surname Rehn were residents of Germany (frequency 1:32,130), 25.7% of Sweden (1:4,951), 18.9% of the United States (1:247,942), 7.7% of Finland (1:9,223), 3.6% of Australia (1:84,605), 2.9% of Brazil (1:925,395), 2.1% of Canada (1:227,148), 1.6% of Iraq (1:277,950) and 1.0% of Austria (1:110,576).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,951) in the following counties:

1. Jönköping County (1:2,150)
2. Västerbotten County (1:2,340)
3. Östergötland County (1:2,445)
4. Blekinge County (1:3,499)
5. Gävleborg County (1:3,590)
6. Dalarna County (1:3,781)
7. Kalmar County (1:4,727)
8. Örebro County (1:4,834)
9. Uppsala County (1:4,858)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,223) in the following regions:

1. Åland (1:1,292)
2. Uusimaa (1:4,520)
3. Southwest Finland (1:4,750)
4. Päijänne Tavastia (1:7,220)
5. Southern Savonia (1:7,948)

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:32,130) in the following states:

1. Saxony (1:5,539)
2. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:11,734)
3. Hesse (1:19,037)
4. Hamburg (1:21,791)
5. Schleswig-Holstein (1:27,226)

People

Elisabeth Rehn (born 1935), Finnish politician, the country's first female Minister of Defence
Frank Knox Morton Rehn (1848–1914), American artist
James Abram Garfield Rehn (1881–1965), American entomologist
Olli Rehn (born 1962), Finnish politician, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the euro
Stefan Rehn (born 1966), Swedish football player and manager
Trista Rehn (born 1972), Trista Nicole Sutter (née Rehn), the first Bachelorette
Vuokko Rehn (1938–2011), Finnish politician
Walter Richard Rehn (1884–1951), German painter

Geographical distribution

People

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