Mallen Surname

57,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Mallen Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of little Mall, a pet form of Mary (bitterness), or of Matilda (might, battle).

Mallen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,7981:26,0022,708
United States1,7511:207,00120,287
Philippines1,5661:64,64810,995
England1,1311:49,2646,134
Dominican Republic5781:18,0501,232
France4841:137,23721,031
Mexico3391:366,1547,557
Canada3131:117,71812,450
Ireland1391:33,8772,850
Italy1261:485,37149,911
Australia1101:245,41522,739
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Northern Ireland661:27,9553,011
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Wales261:119,0209,008
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
India151:51,137,692512,385
Finland141:392,62226,475
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1001:44,2993,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

The alternate forms: Mallén (103) & Mallèn (1) are calculated separately.

Mallen (1,268) may also be a first name.

Mallen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of little Mall, a pet form of Mary (bitterness), or of Matilda (might, battle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mallen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mallen (Hindi: मल्लें, Marathi: मलैन, Russian: Маллен) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mallén or Mallèn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mallen is the 57,301st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 824,476 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Mallen reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mallen is also the 221,595th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,268 people.

The surname Mallen is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 1,798 people, or 1 in 26,002. In Spain Mallen is primarily found in: Aragon, where 32 percent reside, Catalonia, where 21 percent reside and Andalusia, where 17 percent reside. Beside Spain this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 18 percent reside.

Mallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mallen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mallen surname expanded 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mallen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mallen surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mallen surname are 6.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Mallen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.14% more than the national average, earning R 340,164 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallén94103/
Mallèn941/
Mallien92384/
Maillen92109/
Mallent9273/
Mayllen9228/
Malleng9217/
Maullen921/
Mallend921/
Mallenn921/
Mallenc921/
Mhallen921/
Masllen920/
Malen911,985/
Malln9115/
Maillien8660/
Mahallen8618/
MacEllen864/
M'Aallen861/
Mallem839,271/
Maulen836,059/
Maslen833,697/
Mollen833,183/
Mallin832,885/
Maleng831,520/
Mailen83277/
Mahlen83276/
Maylen83243/
Maalen83161/
Malien83147/
Matlen83113/
Maleen8315/
Maløen8313/
Maelen8312/
Mallng839/
Malaen838/
Malhen838/
Maloen834/
Mallyn833/
Mealen832/
Malenc832/
Malent832/
Mallne831/
Malend831/
Malenn831/
Majlen831/
Maulln831/
Mailln831/
Maluen830/
Maleun830/
Maln8032/
Mallengue801/
Malling771,718/
Mallina77993/
Mallion77787/
Maallem77728/
Mallyon77448/
Maitlen77383/
Mailene77251/
Maullin77196/
Mollien77151/
Moillen7793/
Maileng7777/
'Maleng7753/
Moollen7747/
Maislen7747/
Meallin7743/
Maulien7737/
Mauleng7734/
Mailend7731/
Matleng7728/
Meullen7726/
Molleng7725/
Moullen7723/
Malenck7723/
Mallynn7722/
Mahalen7722/
Maylene7722/
Maillin7716/
Molleen7714/
Mayleen7713/
Mahleng776/
Meallem776/
Maehlen775/
Masleng774/
Malleem773/
Mattlen773/
Maaleng773/
Mayleng773/
Muollen772/
Malenne772/
Maileen772/
Mmaleng772/
Mailehn771/
Mailhln771/
Mailien771/
Maillem771/
Maylend771/
Mauleen771/
Mathlen771/
Matleen771/
Matlene771/
Maaleen771/
Mgallin771/
Mollend771/
Malluin771/
Mhallem771/
Maallin771/
Mhaelen771/
Maelenn771/
Malheen771/
Mahlenn770/
Meillen770/
Mhollen770/
Mollent770/
Malin7322,326/
Malem733,276/
Melen732,277/
Molen732,259/
Malyn73472/
Malén73102/
Molln7367/
Malne7351/
Malín739/
Malng734/
Mayln733/
Mälen732/
Malnd732/
Mailn731/
Malhn731/
Mauln731/
Maaln731/
Malnt730/
Malengue716,135/
Maullion71397/
Malenova71192/
Malenová71147/
Malenque7162/
Masillem7150/
Meillien7145/
Mailling7140/
MacEllin7124/
Mealling7119/
Mosellen7113/
Maulienė7110/
Mailenne716/
Maillion714/
Masellem713/
Maittlen712/
Mallinck712/
Maitlend711/
Maullina711/
MacIllin711/
Mahallin711/
Mailienė711/
Moullenc711/
Moulleng711/
Meillene711/
Maulling710/
Malina6720,125/
Maalem6710,623/
Maalin679,928/
Maling677,155/
Maslin673,884/
Malgin672,324/
Malyon672,089/
Mahlin672,087/
Malyna671,668/
Maylin671,503/
Meulen671,252/
Matlin671,082/
Maulenova67926/
Mollin67849/
Maulin67737/
Malhin67547/
Mehlen67370/
Malion67323/
Moulen67303/
Malynn67293/
Meloen67293/
Mealin67257/
Maglin67257/
Mailin67226/
Molent67210/
Meleen67189/
Melien67167/
Möhlen67167/
Mailem67163/
Mallim67146/
Meelen67130/
Meilen67115/
Malhyn67105/
Moylen6796/
Molien6779/
Maylem6771/
Maslem6770/
Moslen6766/
Mohlen6750/
Mählen6748/
Majlin6743/
Malinn6738/
Moleng6735/
Moolen6733/
Mollén6733/
Matlem6730/
Maleem6729/
Malhem6727/
Maylenova6725/
Moleen6725/
Maelin6724/
Maulén6716/
Mollem6715/
Mailyn6715/
Mailenova6712/
Maluin6712/
Malind678/
Mealem678/
Mattellin678/
Mollyn677/
Maylyn677/
Maslín677/
Moleun675/
Melåen675/
Mhalin674/
Molend674/
Maslne674/
Maylín674/
Mali'n674/
Moilen673/
Mailne673/
Maàlem673/
Maulenová673/
Malgne672/
Mallinova672/
Maulem672/
Molaen672/
Mailén672/
Maulèn672/
Maslén672/
Masyln671/
Matlne671/
Maalenova671/
Malennova671/
Mossellen671/
Molenn671/
Moloen671/
Mmalin671/
Meylen671/
Melehn671/
Màalem671/
Maulên671/
Ma'lin671/
Mahaln671/
Malngh671/
Maluun671/
Maílin671/
Maïlem671/
Mhalem671/
Mmalem671/
Molhen671/
Mollne671/
Maslhn671/
Maulyn671/
Malnng671/
Malhng671/
Malimn671/
Ma'lem671/
Motlen670/

Mallen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mallen in the Hindi language
मल्लेंmallem-
Mallen in the Marathi language
मलैनmalaina-
Mallen in the Russian language
Малленmallen-

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