Phalen Surname
Approximately 2,617 people bear this surname
Phalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,331 | 1:155,495 | 15,903 |
| Canada | 266 | 1:138,517 | 14,271 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 770 | 1:65,219 | 7,108 |
The alternate forms: Phalén (43) are calculated separately.
Phalen (171) may also be a first name.
Phalen Demographics
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Phalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phalen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Phalén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phalen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 165,515th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,784,695 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Phalen are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 698,971st most common forename worldwide, held by 171 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,331 people, or 1 in 155,495. In The United States Phalen is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Phalen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phalen last name grew 303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phalen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Phalen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Phalen are 14.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.79% registered with the party.
The amount Phalen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning $44,401 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phalen
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