de Quelen Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

de Quelen Surname Definition:

(Armoric), of Holly. Kelen, a holly-tree.

de Quelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1271:523,01472,224
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

de Quelen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric), of Holly. Kelen, a holly-tree.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

de Quelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Quelen occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Quelen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Quelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of de Quelen live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 523,014. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 42 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Not including France de Quelen is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Angola, where 3 percent reside.

de Quelen Last Name Statistics demography

de Quelen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.22% less than the national average, earning R 111,168 per year.

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