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) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can also occur as a variant: Mallén or Mallèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,301st most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 824,476 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Mallen are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 221,595th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,268 people.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 1,798 people, or 1 in 26,002. In Spain Mallen is most prevalent in: Aragon, where 32 percent live, Catalonia, where 21 percent live and Andalusia, where 17 percent live. Apart from Spain this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 18 percent live.

Mallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mallen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mallen last name grew 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mallen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mallen last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

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