Palen Surname

66,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,5531:22,2352,877
United States1,9501:185,87618,503
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Finland761:72,3258,016
France601:1,107,045119,335
India551:13,946,643236,652
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
England201:2,785,90397,972
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Belize51:71,0952,977
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guam11:160,1214,893
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:105,72410,630

The alternate forms: Paleń (853), Palén (112), Palèn (3) & Pálen (1) are calculated separately.

Palen (736) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paleń93853/
Palén93112/
Palèn933/
Pálen931/
Phalen912,617/
Pallen911,364/
Paleng911,035/
Paulen911,028/
Pailen91407/
Pahlen91348/
Paslen91255/
Palent9151/
Patlen9150/
Paleen9149/
Palenc9137/
Palien9129/
Paylen9117/
Palaen917/
Palend914/
Paalen913/
Paluen911/
Paleun910/
Pealen910/
Paln8933/
Phaleng831,226/
Paulien83258/
Pallien83153/
Phalaen83151/
Pallent83145/
Palenne8363/
Pealien8340/
Palleng8339/
Phallen8325/
Pauleen8323/
Pahlien8320/
Paileng8314/
Pallend838/
Paulent837/
Paullen836/
Pauslen833/
Paulaen832/
Phealen831/
Pasleng831/
Paylene831/
Phalent831/
Phgalen831/
Palhlen831/
Palienė831/
Paillen831/
Phaleen831/
Pahleng831/
Phalien831/
Phaelen830/
Phahlen830/
Pfallen830/
Pauleng830/
Pautlen830/
Palin808,821/
Palem808,516/
Polen804,864/
Pelen803,231/
Palne80102/
Palyn8072/
Pauln8021/
Pólen807/
Patln805/
Palnh805/
Palnt802/
Palín802/
Palng802/
Palln801/
Palnk801/
Pasln801/
Palnn800/
Palenque771,435/
Palenova77328/
Paulienė77222/
Phatleng7720/
Paullien772/
Phalleen771/
Paillent771/
Phalleng771/
Paulin7350,135/
Palina732,886/
Paling732,877/
Pallem732,867/
Pollen731,916/
Pallin731,902/
Peelen731,813/
Pohlen731,244/
Peulen73862/
Poleng73862/
Phalin73430/
Poelen73371/
Poolen73327/
Poulen73283/
Pailin73273/
Palion73234/
Paslin73213/
Patlin73185/
Pelien73130/
Paalem73103/
Polent73103/
Phelen73102/
Palgin7396/
Paulyn7380/
Pahlén7375/
Pahlin7365/
Polhen7364/
Polien7349/
Paulín7348/
Polehn7343/
Phalén7343/
Paglin7336/
Palint7336/
Puilen7330/
Polend7328/
Palyna7322/
Pealin7314/
Peilen7314/
Paluin7313/
Paylin7311/
Palhin7311/
Pateln7310/
Palink739/
Palyon739/
Poilen737/
Paläng737/
Paleem735/
Poleen735/
Pallín735/
Paulem734/
Phalem733/
Paulén733/
Polaen733/
Paulne733/
Patiln732/
Paalin732/
Peylen732/
Paulìn732/
Poslen731/
Poleun731/
Patlem731/
Pehlen731/
Phalne731/
Phaeln731/
Pallyn731/
Paluun731/
Pahlem731/
Pâlenk731/
Potlen731/
Pajlin731/
Paulnk731/
Pelenn730/
Paulenová71172/
Paulenova718/
Paselleng716/
Paulina6712,512/
Pauling673,446/
Paullin67925/
Paillin67469/
Payling67413/
Pollien67412/
Pailing67409/
Palling67263/
Pollehn67253/
Pealing67184/
Pallina67134/
Pohlien6788/
Palnova6782/
Pholien6782/
Pahling6755/
Phailin6755/
Patling6744/
Peillen6724/
Polenne6721/
Poullen6714/
Paulion6714/
Paalina6712/
Phaling6711/
Paulyna6711/
Poln6711/
Polleng6711/
Pallion6710/
Paallem675/
Phaylin675/
Pouslen674/
Palinck674/
Pohlenk674/
Poilien674/
Phallin673/
Paulind673/
Paullyn673/
Pohlent673/
Paylina672/
Pheilen672/
Polentt672/
Pasling672/
Phoolen672/
Palnque672/
Phellen671/
Peaulin671/
Peileng671/
Phaulin671/
Phelaen671/
Palleem671/
Pauglin671/
Phaelin671/
Paulint671/
Paulinė671/
Paitlin671/
Pelienė671/
Polengh671/
Polleen671/
Pholeng671/
Phalina671/
Pooleun671/
Polyuen671/
Pallynn670/
Pautlin670/
Pallint670/
Peilien670/
Paulinn670/
Posllen670/
Phalion670/
Paulisn670/
Phealin670/
Pollent670/
Pollend670/
Peallin670/
Pfoelen670/
Pailion670/
Pehlien670/

Palen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palen in the Oriya language
ପାେଲନpaelana89.13
ପାେଲନ୍paelan4.35
ରଣାrana2.17
ପାେଳନpaelana2.17
ପାେଲନାମୀpaelanami2.17
Palen in the Bengali language
পলেনpalena80
পলেণpalena20
Palen in the Marathi language
पाळेनpalena73.91
पालpala17.39
पाळेनानंदpalenananda4.35
पालेनpalena4.35
Palen in the Hindi language
पलेनpalena33.33
पालेनpalena33.33
पालेखानpalekhana33.33
Palen in the Russian language
Паленpalen-

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