Jelen Surname
Approximately 5,497 people bear this surname
Jelen Surname User-submission:
(Slovenian, Czech-Slovak., Polish, etc.) Someone who represented a deer or a stag (a kind of animal); A nickname for a speedy person.
Jelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2,135 | 1:1,165 | 67 |
| United States | 855 | 1:423,929 | 36,688 |
| Czechia | 838 | 1:12,689 | 1,790 |
| Germany | 604 | 1:133,287 | 16,248 |
| Austria | 137 | 1:62,156 | 9,662 |
| Argentina | 128 | 1:333,933 | 26,358 |
| Hungary | 124 | 1:79,164 | 7,974 |
| Croatia | 103 | 1:41,054 | 8,198 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Serbia | 17 | 1:420,291 | 18,230 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Jeleń (4,576), Jeleñ (32) & Jelén (5) are calculated separately.
Jelen (1,695) may also be a first name.
Jelen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Slovenian, Czech-Slovak., Polish, etc.) Someone who represented a deer or a stag (a kind of animal); A nickname for a speedy person.
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Average Jelen Salary in
United States
$44,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelen is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Jeleń, Jeleñ or Jelén. For other possible spellings of Jelen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jelen is the 87,505th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,325,731 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Jelen live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Jelen is also the 186,744th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 1,695 people.
The last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 2,135 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Savinja, where 47 percent live, Drava, where 18 percent live and Carinthia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Slovenia Jelen is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Czechia, where 15 percent live.
Jelen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jelen last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jelen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,503 CAD per year.
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