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 more commonly found in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Chalén, Chálen or Chalèn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chalen is the 102,028th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,576,367 people. The surname is predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 247 people.
The last name Chalen is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 4,141 people, or 1 in 3,841. In Ecuador Chalen is most frequent in: Guayas Province, where 72 percent reside, Santa Elena Province, where 12 percent reside and El Oro Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Ecuador this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Chalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chalen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chalen last name increased 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chalen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chalen last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% registered with 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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