Pellen Surname

198,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pellen Surname User-submission:

Pellen is a French surname derived from Estonian immigrants with the surname Pällin or Finnish immigrants with the surname Pellenen.

Pellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4231:46,6786,000
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England431:1,295,76958,667
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guyana11:762,22114,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Pellén (15) are calculated separately.

Pellen (24) may also be a first name.

Pellen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pellen is a French surname derived from Estonian immigrants with the surname Pällin or Finnish immigrants with the surname Pellenen.

- Henry Laamanen

Pellen Last Name Facts

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

Pellen is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Pellén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,533rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,460,373 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Pellen live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Pellen is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1,423 people, or 1 in 46,678. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 55 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Barring France it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Pellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pellen last name increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pellen surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Pellen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellén9415/
Pelleng92515/
Pellien92183/
Pellenq92109/
Pellehn9219/
Puellen9218/
Pellenn925/
Poellen923/
Pellend922/
Pellent920/
Piellen920/
Pfellen920/
Pelln911/
Pllen910/
Poellien868/
Paellien861/
Pellin833,263/
Pillen831,061/
Püllen83433/
Pellem83187/
Pöllen83101/
Pellín8312/
Phllen832/
Pyllen830/
Pellyn830/
Plen80317/
Peln802/
Pelling772,761/
Pellion77433/
Pillien77239/
Pellina77205/
Puillen7723/
Pellink779/
Pillent771/
Pelluin771/
Pfellin770/
Plehn731,261/
Ploen73432/
Plent73149/
Pelne73102/
Plenn7388/
Plenc7382/
Plien7382/
Pleng7361/
Pløen7351/
Plaen7351/
Pluen7339/
Phlen7338/
Pleen7310/
Plene738/
Plenh737/
Plend732/
Pleun732/
Pllem731/
Pueln731/
Poeln730/
Pfelling711/
Peelling711/
Pillem67614/
Pln67449/
Pillin67231/
Pellim6784/
Plegne6771/
Phloen6759/
Pällin6731/
Plenck6729/
Phleng6728/
Phlaen6720/
Plenne6720/
Peglin6711/
Pellym672/
Phlesn671/
Phleen671/
Pfleng671/
Plehne670/
Phlenn670/

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