Palen Surname
Approximately 7,555 people bear this surname
Palen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,553 | 1:22,235 | 2,877 |
| United States | 1,950 | 1:185,876 | 18,503 |
| Dominican Republic | 239 | 1:43,652 | 2,309 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Finland | 76 | 1:72,325 | 8,016 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Mauritius | 40 | 1:32,335 | 6,474 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 475 | 1:105,724 | 10,630 |
The alternate forms: Paleń (853), Palén (112), Palèn (3) & Pálen (1) are calculated separately.
Palen (736) may also be a first name.
Palen Demographics
Average Male Palen Height
176.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Palen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palen (Bengali: পলেন, Hindi: पलेन, Marathi: पाळेन, Oriya: ପାେଲନ, Russian: Пален) is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant: Paleń, Palén, Palèn or Pálen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Palen is the 66,039th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 964,599 people. The last name Palen occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Palen live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 303,463rd most widely held forename in the world, held by 736 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,553 people, or 1 in 22,235. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent are found, Davao Region, where 19 percent are found and Caraga, where 18 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent are found.
Palen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Palen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Palen surname expanded 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Palen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Palen last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Palen are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Palen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,101 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palen in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେଲନ | paelana | 89.13 |
| ପାେଲନ୍ | paelan | 4.35 |
| ରଣା | rana | 2.17 |
| ପାେଳନ | paelana | 2.17 |
| ପାେଲନାମୀ | paelanami | 2.17 |
| Palen in the Bengali language | ||
| পলেন | palena | 80 |
| পলেণ | palena | 20 |
| Palen in the Marathi language | ||
| पाळेन | palena | 73.91 |
| पाल | pala | 17.39 |
| पाळेनानंद | palenananda | 4.35 |
| पालेन | palena | 4.35 |
| Palen in the Hindi language | ||
| पलेन | palena | 33.33 |
| पालेन | palena | 33.33 |
| पालेखान | palekhana | 33.33 |
| Palen in the Russian language | ||
| Пален | palen | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palen
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