Nelen Surname
Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname
Nelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 674 | 1:17,057 | 2,611 |
| Netherlands | 312 | 1:54,126 | 9,292 |
| Ukraine | 203 | 1:224,250 | 29,869 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Russia | 118 | 1:1,221,382 | 88,976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Nelén (29) are calculated separately.
Nelen (518) may also be a first name.
Nelen Demographics
Nelen Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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/territory. It may occur as: Nelén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nelen is the 259,335th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,807,088 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 518 people.
The surname Nelen is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 17,057. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.
Nelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelen 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 Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the 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
Nelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelen in the Russian language | ||
| Нелень | nelen | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelen
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