Melen Surname
Approximately 2,277 people bear this surname
Melen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 392 | 1:116,129 | 16,519 |
| Romania | 331 | 1:60,658 | 7,343 |
| Turkey | 278 | 1:279,933 | 18,720 |
| United States | 243 | 1:1,491,601 | 101,667 |
| Belgium | 123 | 1:93,469 | 14,437 |
| Czechia | 99 | 1:107,409 | 17,673 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Finland | 55 | 1:99,940 | 10,215 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Melén (284), Meleń (20) & Mélen (8) are calculated separately.
Melen (1,748) may also be a first name.
Melen Demographics
Melen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Melen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻦ, Marathi: मेळ, Oriya: େମେଲନ, Russian: Мелень) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also be found in the variant forms: Melén, Meleń or Mélen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 186,039th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,200,503 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Melen live; 39 percent live in Eastern Europe and 19 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 183,257th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,748 people.
It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 116,129. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 69 percent live, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 10 percent live and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 4 percent live. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 12 percent live.
Melen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melen surname increased 623 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Melen last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.43% more than the national average, earning 513,700 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,608 per year; in United States they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $58,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.11% more than the national average, earning $62,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻦ | mln | - |
| Melen in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଲନ | emelana | - |
| Melen in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळ | mela | 95 |
| मॅलॅन | melena | 2.5 |
| मेलन | melana | 2.5 |
| Melen in the Russian language | ||
| Мелень | melen | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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