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 surname de Quelen is found most frequently in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of de Quelen reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name de Quelen is most common in France, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 523,014. In France de Quelen is primarily found in: Brittany, where 42 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from France it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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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