Nolen Surname

34,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nolen Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Nuall (noble, famous).

Nolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5001:24,9973,146
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
England151:3,714,537119,675
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6701:18,8082,391

The alternate forms: Nolén (98) & Ñolen (1) are calculated separately.

Nolen (2,253) may also be a first name.

Nolen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Nuall (noble, famous).

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

Nolen Last Name Facts

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

Nolen (Marathi: नोलेन, Russian: Нолэн) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Nolén or Ñolen. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nolen is the 34,538th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 475,099 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Nolen reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,356th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 2,253 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 14,500 people, or 1 in 24,997. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Nolen is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Nolen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nolen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nolen last name rose 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nolen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nolen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nolen last name are 14.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Nolen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning 262,302 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 243.12% more than the national average, earning R 815,388 per year; in United States they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning $40,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $44,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nolén9398/
Ñolen931/
Nollen911,412/
Noslen91379/
Nohlen91185/
Nolent9195/
Noilen9167/
Noleen9143/
Noulen917/
Ngolen916/
Noelen915/
Noloen914/
Nolend913/
Noleng912/
Nolien912/
Nolesn911/
Nolaen911/
Noylen911/
Notlen910/
Noolen910/
Noln894/
Noelien8373/
Nollent8341/
Noeleen8321/
Nooleen8320/
Noellen8311/
Nolleng839/
Nollien839/
Nolleen834/
Noehlen833/
Ngoulen832/
Nolllen831/
Nolienė831/
Nouslen831/
Noolaen831/
Noelenn831/
Nolin806,958/
Nelen801,516/
Nalen80183/
Nulen8018/
Nolem8017/
Nolyn802/
Noeln801/
Nooln801/
Noellien7757/
Noolleng771/
Noelleen771/
Neelen73770/
Noulin73609/
Neulen73414/
Nallen73356/
Noling73286/
Naleng73228/
Nollin73220/
Nahlen73213/
Noslin73123/
Nehlen73114/
Nelien7382/
Nolind7374/
Nalien7369/
Nullen7357/
Nolina7349/
Naleen7328/
Nöhlen7327/
Nählen7322/
Nuhlen7316/
Nohlin7315/
Noilin7313/
Nuleng7310/
Noelin738/
Nüllen738/
Nalenc737/
Nohlén736/
Noläng736/
Nnolin734/
Naslen733/
Gnalen733/
Natlen732/
Naulen732/
Notlin732/
Noilyn732/
Gnolin732/
Nuolin732/
Naalen731/
Nutlen731/
Neleen731/
Noylin731/
Nolynn731/
Nolion731/
Nollyn731/
Nollén731/
Noslem731/
Nulien731/
Nalaen731/
Ngulen731/
Ngalen731/
Ngolin731/
Naluen731/
Nolyna731/
Nholin731/
Naleun730/
Ngolion67254/
Nalenne6749/
Nolling6722/
Noulina679/
Nasleen677/
Notlind677/
Ngallen676/
Nauleng675/
Nohling674/
Noselng674/
Naln674/
Notling673/
Nuln672/
Naehlen671/
Nahalen671/
Noiling671/
Nallien671/
Ngolina671/
Ngnolem671/
N'Golin671/
Gnaleen671/
Naelaen671/
Nooling671/
Noyglin671/
Nosling670/
Neullen670/
Naullen670/

Nolen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nolen in the Marathi language
नोलेनnolena66.67
नोलॅनnolena33.33
Nolen in the Russian language
Нолэнnolen-

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Nolen Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nolen
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