Elen Surname

144,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Elen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellen,' i.e. Ellen or Eleanora, a favourite girl's name in the surname period, sometimes found as Alianora.

Agnes Eleyne, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I: Kirby's Quest.

William Elyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Elen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6381:207,28719,543
Philippines5831:173,65028,137
Belgium5621:20,4573,165
Turkey5561:139,96711,283
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
England551:1,013,05650,089
Uganda511:765,47637,015
India371:20,731,497300,213
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Wales71:442,07621,198
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Elén (20), Élen (4) & Èlen (1) are calculated separately.

Elen (59,507) may also be a first name.

Elen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellen,' i.e. Ellen or Eleanora, a favourite girl's name in the surname period, sometimes found as Alianora.

Agnes Eleyne, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I: Kirby's Quest.

William Elyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William fil. Elinne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry fil. Elene, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Hugh fil. Elyenor, Bedfordshiret ibid.

David fil. Elene, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Margaret fil. Eline, Somerset, ibid.

Willelmus Elyne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Helyn, 1379: ibid.

1669. Married — John Payne and Hanna Ellin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1791. — Thomas Ellen and Ann Cadby: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Alexander Ellen, a Berwickshire laird, in record, 1530 (Trials, I, p. 147). George Ellen recorded in Paxtoun in 1664, and Elspeth Ellain in Aytoun in the following year (Lauder) derived their surname from the land of Ellen in Berwickshire (Retours, Berwick, 449). Small places named Elleinsyde and Elleinfurde are near by. Elen 1816.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Ellen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Hampshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Elen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elen (Georgian: ელენ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻟﻦ, Hindi: एलेन, Marathi: अॅलेन, Oriya: ଏେଲନ) is found most in Indonesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Elén, Élen or Èlen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,680th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,373,793 people. The surname Elen occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Elen live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elen is also the 15,950th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 59,507 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 207,287. In Indonesia Elen is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 22 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 17 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 18 percent reside.

Elen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elen surname grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elen surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Elen surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning $65,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elén9220/
Élen924/
Èlen921/
Helen8947,484/
Ellen898,910/
Gelen895,864/
Jelen895,497/
Ehlen894,808/
Elien893,098/
Eleng891,514/
Yelen891,319/
Eelen89909/
Elend89718/
Oelen89468/
Eylen89427/
Eleen89341/
Aelen89265/
Eulen89220/
Eslen89158/
Elaen89157/
Eilen89131/
Ielen89116/
Elent8961/
Elhen8936/
Eluen8930/
Elemn895/
Ealen895/
Etlen894/
Eloen891/
Elehn891/
Elesn891/
Eleun891/
Elenn890/
Eln8630/
Heylen806,570/
Geelen804,634/
Hellen804,103/
Geilen801,313/
Eileen801,290/
Yellen801,121/
Jelenc801,004/
Aellen80850/
Jellen80634/
Elendt80540/
Ellien80406/
Gellen80390/
Heilen80270/
Jehlen80259/
Hehlen80233/
Hoelen80169/
Oehlen80162/
Haelen80134/
Hjelen80133/
Ellend80109/
Heelen80102/
Heleen8091/
Hielen8076/
Aehlen8070/
Elenne8067/
Helien8062/
Geylen8061/
Heslen8059/
Elleng8058/
Heleng8053/
Helend8039/
Ellent8033/
Ehlend8033/
Yehlen8032/
Iehlen8031/
Healen8029/
Elleen8025/
Eillen8022/
Eileng8021/
Eilene8018/
Jeleng8017/
Eulien8017/
Yelien8017/
Heulen8016/
Ettlen8015/
Ehilen8014/
Geleen8013/
Jeilen8013/
Elgeen8011/
Yeleng8011/
Hetlen808/
Helenn807/
Yelent806/
Jeslen806/
Eallen805/
Jeleen805/
Elentd805/
Jelend805/
Ellenn804/
Heleun804/
Jeulen804/
Yelenc803/
Eeleen803/
Gelenn803/
Eglien803/
Eyleen802/
Eilend802/
Ealene802/
Aeleen802/
Iellen802/
Eilien802/
Jelent802/
Eyllen802/
Jeelen801/
Jelien801/
Euleen801/
Elloen801/
Esleen801/
Esllen801/
Jeloen801/
Jhelen801/
Hele'n801/
Yeleen801/
Elienn801/
Elluen801/
Oelien801/
Jeylen801/
Ehelen801/
Eullen801/
Ealent801/
Jeluen801/
Ealeen800/
Etleng800/
Ealend800/
Eilent800/
Ehllen800/
Eislen800/
Esleng800/
Ehlent800/
Oellen800/
Helemn800/
Elem7511,194/
Alen7510,999/
Elin756,559/
Olen751,977/
Ilen75618/
Elyn75354/
Ylen75299/
Heln7544/
Ölen7536/
Esln7520/
Elne7518/
Elnd755/
Geln755/
Ealn754/
Jeln754/
Elnå753/
Elln752/
Elín751/
Elng751/
Oeln751/
Ejln751/
Elnc751/
Elnk751/
Elnn751/
Elnt751/
Elenova73507/
Ellendt73397/
Helenne73215/
Oellien73203/
Heislen73141/
Hjellen73117/
Elengue73115/
Heijlen73103/
Hoellen7393/
Jehleng7393/
Haehlen7392/
Hellemn7375/
Hellend7349/
Heallen7328/
Jellenc7327/
Helleng7327/
Ehlendt7327/
Giehlen7326/
Jelleun7322/
Eilleen7311/
Heilien736/
Helleen735/
Etlenne734/
Hellien734/
Itellen734/
Hägelen734/
Heyleng733/
Eellend733/
Jelenck732/
Eillien732/
Hellent732/
Jeileen731/
Heilend731/
D'Helen731/
Eheilen731/
Geeelen731/
Ajielen731/
Yellenn731/
Heilene731/
Heellen731/
Ellentt731/
Heylene731/
Jelenne731/
Yellenk731/
Eyslend731/
Geyleen731/
Jealeng731/
Hehelen731/
Heileen731/
Hyeleng731/
Hesllen730/
Ethleen730/
Ethlene730/
Yellend730/
Ehelenc730/
Heilent730/
Easlenn730/
Jeilien730/
Heitlen730/
Hesleen730/
Heullen730/
Hoehlen730/
Yheulen730/
Healend730/
Heillen730/
Yelenck730/
Gellenn730/
Allen67890,750/
Gelin6716,496/
Elion6710,461/
Helin678,527/
Elgin677,755/
Jeleń674,576/
Holen673,664/
Eling673,376/
Eglin672,207/
Elina671,767/
Eulin671,585/
Ellin671,581/
Ellem671,509/
Halen671,490/
Alaen671,460/
Yelin671,326/
Yelem671,190/
Jilen671,187/
Alien671,046/
Helem67869/
Jelenová67856/
Aylen67807/
Ealem67608/
Jelin67605/
Ohlen67573/
Ollen67526/
Elyna67506/
Ehlin67471/
Hylen67467/
Helén67411/
Ahlen67410/
Olien67391/
Ihlen67390/
Yelne67307/
Gilen67299/
Aalen67235/
Oleen67230/
Eslin67215/
Ileng67209/
Etlin67202/
Aleen67191/
Ailen67161/
Hilen67145/
Islen67129/
Aluen67126/
Elind6794/
Ilien6789/
Eylem6789/
Yolen6781/
Helyn6766/
Yhlen6758/
Elyon6753/
Uylen6753/
Illen6750/
Ehlén6749/
Jelem6743/
Ajlen6742/
Helne6737/
Ileen6735/
Jelenova6733/
Jeleñ6732/
Elhyn6727/
Eslem6726/
Elynn6725/
Yilen6725/
Eylin6722/
Eluin6722/
Elhem6720/
Olenn6716/
Alenn6715/
Ellyn6714/
Uilen6714/
Ehlenová6713/
O'Len6713/
Ehlenova6713/
Aloen6712/
Yllen6712/
Öhlen6712/
Olaen6711/
Jelyn6710/
Ylien6710/
Aelin679/
Eilin679/
A'Len679/
Ielem678/
Eilyn677/
Ylehn677/
Eleem676/
Elihn676/
Ielin676/
Olehn676/
Ağlen676/
Yelyn675/
Gelyn675/
Helèn675/
Jelén675/
Ealne675/
Gelnn674/
Elnne674/
Hjellien674/
Heeln674/
Etlem673/
Elhin673/
Eelin673/
Elint673/
Ealin673/
Hoehlien672/
Helln672/
Elisn672/
Eelem672/
Geuillen672/
Yleen672/
Oilen672/
Éllen672/
Yelengue672/
Helín672/
Jelín672/
Ylene672/
Oelin671/
Oylen671/
Jelne671/
Hellenth671/
Heiln671/
Jlenn671/
Jllen671/
Hyeln671/
Iilen671/
Hoeln671/
Hjeln671/
Eatln671/
Elennova671/
Eheln671/
Elynk671/
Ileun671/
Iolen671/
Aelln671/
Eluun671/
Hélen671/
Gelín671/
Ijlen671/
Ilent671/
Helengue671/
Hellenne671/
Jälen671/
Oelllien671/
Yslen671/
Ählen671/
Geleń671/
Gelén671/
Elijn671/
Ellén671/
Eilem671/
Elgne671/
Essellen671/
Yleng671/
Eelyn671/
Oluen671/
Elemg671/
Ehioleen671/
Yoeln671/
Echillen671/
Ehlyn671/
Elemq671/
Helng671/
Ilhen671/
Ilend670/
Helnn670/
Healn670/
Elinn670/
Hellehen670/

Elen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elen in the Georgian language
ელენelen-
Elen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻟﻦaln-
Elen in the Marathi language
अॅलेनaelena95.24
अेलेनaelena4.76
Elen in the Hindi language
एलेनelena90.91
ईलेनilena9.09
Elen in the Oriya language
ଏେଲନeelana85.29
ଏେଲନ୍eelan8.82
ଇେଲନ୍ielan2.94
ଏଲଏନela'ena2.94

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