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Where Does The Last Name Palen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Palen (Bengali: পলেন, Hindi: पलेन, Marathi: पाळेन, Oriya: ପାେଲନ, Russian: Пален) is most common in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant: Paleń, Palén, Palèn or Pálen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 66,039^th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 964,599 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Palen are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Palen is also the 303,463^rd most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 736 people.

Palen is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4,553 people, or 1 in 22,235. In The Philippines Palen is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent reside, Davao Region, where 19 percent reside and Caraga, where 18 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Palen occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

Palen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Palen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palen last name increased 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Palen last name are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.