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Where Does The Last Name Jelen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jelen is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Jeleń, Jeleñ or Jelén. Click here for further potential spellings of Jelen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 87,505^th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,325,731 people. The last name Jelen is mostly 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 186,744^th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 1,695 people.

The last name Jelen is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 2,135 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Slovenia it is most common in: Savinja, where 47 percent are found, Drava, where 18 percent are found and Carinthia, where 10 percent are found. Besides Slovenia it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Czechia, where 15 percent are found.

Jelen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelen last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.09% 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.