Abelen Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Abelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Germany961:838,59960,830
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Abelen (68) may also be a first name.

Abelen Last Name Facts

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

Abelen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abelen is the 899,940th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Abelen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 68 people.

The surname Abelen is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 109,657. In The Netherlands Abelen is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 36 percent live, Groningen, where 26 percent live and Drenthe, where 18 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Abelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abelen last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abeelen92103/
Abeleen923/
Gabelen923/
Abelienė861/
Abelin83600/
Abalen8378/
Abelem8366/
Avelen8315/
Ebelen834/
Abilen831/
Abelyn831/
Obelen830/
Abelengue803/
Abeling771,246/
Gabelin7782/
Abelina7780/
Eubelen7734/
Abileng7715/
Aybalen7714/
Habelin7712/
Havelen779/
Abalaen776/
Avellen775/
Abeslem773/
Aubelin772/
Abelion772/
Obeleng771/
Habolen771/
Abylene771/
Awlen732/
Abaln732/
Aveln732/
Abhelina7149/
Abgelina7129/
Havellen7125/
Avelienė718/
Eabelina713/
Haebelin711/
Aibeluun711/
Aabeling711/
Obelehen711/
Atbeling710/
Gabeilin710/
Avelin67935/
Abalin67316/
Abolin67193/
Avelyn67131/
Ebelin6770/
Abilin6722/
Abolyn6716/
Avelln6716/
Obelem6714/
Obelin6711/
Obelengue679/
Abelim677/
Havhellen676/
Abilenova674/
Hawlen673/
Awelem673/
Ebalen672/
Abilyn672/
Haveln671/
Abilem671/
Avelín671/
Avilen671/

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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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  • 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 Abelen
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