Cognomen פורלן (Furlan 
, פורלן 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The last name פורלן is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Slovenia, where it is a common surname, Italy, where it is quite a common surname, and Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Italy, and Argentina. Very seldom, פורלן is the forename as well as the last name.