Nelen Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6741:17,0572,611
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Ukraine2031:224,25029,869
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
France101:6,642,272293,169
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Nelén (29) are calculated separately.

Nelen (518) may also be a first name.

Nelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelen (Russian: Нелень) is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Nelén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 259,335th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Nelen live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nelen is also the 371,231st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 518 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 674 people, or 1 in 17,057. In Belgium Nelen is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Belgium Nelen exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Nelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nelen surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nelen surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

Nelen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.05% less than the national average, earning $34,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelén9329/
Nielen911,164/
Neelen91770/
Neulen91414/
Neilen91357/
Neslen91281/
Nealen91170/
Nehlen91114/
Neleng91108/
Nelien9182/
Ngelen9110/
Noelen915/
Neylen913/
Nelenc912/
Neleen911/
Nelhen911/
Gnelen911/
Neleun911/
Nlen8927/
Noelien8373/
Noeleen8321/
Neislen838/
Niehlen836/
Neylend835/
Noehlen833/
Neillen832/
Naehlen831/
Neelend831/
Nealend831/
Neilien831/
Neslend831/
Nieleen831/
Neileng831/
Nealent831/
Nielaen831/
Naelaen831/
Netllen831/
Noelenn831/
Nellene830/
Nettlen830/
Neullen830/
Netlenk830/
Neallen830/
Nolen8015,339/
Nelin801,062/
Nylen801,018/
Nelyn80591/
Nelem80575/
Nalen80183/
Nilen8089/
Nlene8039/
Nealn801/
Neyln800/
Nelenova779/
Neulienė771/
Nethleen771/
Nollen731,412/
Nelina73701/
Nelyna73385/
Nallen73356/
Nailen73256/
Nahlen73213/
Nohlen73185/
Neelin73144/
Nehlin73107/
Nyhlen7396/
Neslin7372/
Nalien7369/
Noilen7367/
Neylin7356/
Nielin7351/
Nileng7344/
Noleen7343/
Nylehn7338/
Naylen7331/
Naleen7328/
Nöhlen7327/
Nealin7326/
Nyleen7324/
Nählen7322/
Neling7320/
Nihlen7318/
Netlin7316/
Nijlen7311/
Neelem738/
Noelin738/
Nilehn738/
Neulin737/
Neilin737/
Nelion735/
Noloen734/
Neilyn733/
Ñeulen733/
Neleem732/
Nilend732/
Nolien732/
Neilem732/
Neslem732/
Naelin731/
Naalen731/
Nyleng731/
Nealln731/
Netlem731/
Nilesn731/
Nelgin731/
Nolaen731/
Nelhem731/
Nalaen731/
Nehlem731/
Ngilen731/
Nilent731/
Nieleń731/
Nyslen731/
Nhlene731/
Naluen731/
Noylen731/
Nislen731/
Nileen731/
Neilne730/
Neethleen711/
Nesling67178/
Neiling67149/
Nehling67122/
Neeling6772/
Ngelina6769/
Netling6741/
Nealing6720/
Neilinn6716/
Nihleen6713/
Nollien679/
Nailaen679/
Neeleem677/
Neylina674/
Noln674/
Nolleen674/
Naln674/
Najleen673/
Neuhlin673/
Nejling673/
Nettlén673/
Nethlin672/
Nahalen671/
Neilina671/
Neislin671/
Nealyon671/
Nolllen671/
Nolienė671/
Nallien671/
Nealina671/
Niliaen671/
Nylendt671/
Ngeelin671/
Njln671/
Nayleen671/
Nettlin670/
Naehlin670/

Nelen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelen in the Russian language
Неленьnelen-

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