View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Calen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Calen is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Calén, Çalen or Calèn. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 455,289^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Calen are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Calen is also the 275,161^st most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 874 people.

The last name Calen is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 57,202. In Romania Calen is most common in: Brăila County, where 24 percent live, Buzău County, where 21 percent live and Prahova County, where 20 percent live. Other than Romania this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Calen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Calen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Calen surname grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Calen surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.07% registered with the party.

The amount Calen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $41,497 CAD per year.