Chalen Surname
Approximately 4,623 people bear this surname
Chalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 4,141 | 1:3,841 | 649 |
| Peru | 183 | 1:173,684 | 8,594 |
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Chalén (11), Chálen (1) & Chalèn (1) are calculated separately.
Chalen (247) may also be a first name.
Chalen Demographics
Average Chalen Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chalen (Bengali: চৈলেন, Hindi: चालेन) is found most in Ecuador. It can also be found as a variant: Chalén, Chálen or Chalèn. For other possible spellings of Chalen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,028th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,576,367 people. Chalen is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chalen live; 95 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Andean South America. Chalen is also the 567,531st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 247 people.
The surname Chalen is most commonly used in Ecuador, where it is borne by 4,141 people, or 1 in 3,841. In Ecuador it is mostly concentrated in: Guayas Province, where 72 percent are found, Santa Elena Province, where 12 percent are found and El Oro Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Ecuador this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Chalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chalen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chalen last name grew 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chalen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chalen surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chalen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,082 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.52% less than the national average, earning $36,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalen in the Bengali language | ||
| চৈলেন | cailena | - |
| Chalen in the Hindi language | ||
| चालेन | calena | - |
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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 Chalen
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