Scalen Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Scalen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scalen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scalen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scalen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scalen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Scalen are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scalen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Scalen is most prevalent in: New York, where 29 percent are found, New Jersey, where 25 percent are found and Texas, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Scalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scalen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scalen surname rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scalen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scalen last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Scalen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scallen92234/
Schalen92132/
Scaleng922/
Scaulen920/
Salen915,472/
Calen91744/
Schallen8643/
Schaleen863/
Scallien860/
Callen836,687/
Sallen83607/
Sailen83522/
Saleen83513/
Salien83402/
Sahlen83128/
Saulen83110/
Scalin8350/
Caleen8342/
Saalen8328/
Caylen8320/
Skalen8317/
Salaen8314/
Caalen839/
Salehn834/
Scalem832/
Schaln832/
Scolen832/
Saluen832/
Saloen832/
Sealen831/
Cajlen831/
Salenn830/
Schallehn80208/
Saln8029/
Caln8019/
Scalengue801/
Schalin77778/
Scalion77741/
Saillen77394/
Scollen77346/
Scaling77141/
Skaalen77119/
Salienė77100/
Cahalen7792/
Scallin7782/
Sallien7768/
Scholen7744/
Schalén7736/
Callehn7730/
Scalina7716/
Calleen7715/
Sauleen773/
Callenn773/
Sahalen773/
Saileen773/
Saaleen773/
Saulaen773/
Scalisn772/
Scallem771/
Sahllen771/
Salleen771/
Schalën771/
Cayleen771/
Sailaen771/
Scaulin770/
Seallen770/
Saullen770/
Scatlin770/
Calehen770/
Scailin770/
Calin7330,904/
Salin7314,164/
Colen733,094/
Solen73800/
Jalen73271/
Salén73263/
Zalen73106/
Salön7386/
Calén7376/
Sauln7324/
Salln735/
Cólen735/
Sailn733/
Salèn732/
Salün731/
Calèn731/
Salhn731/
Cealn731/
Scallion71939/
Saulienė71523/
Schollen71509/
Scheilen71213/
Schaulin71180/
Schalion71165/
Schoolen71124/
Skaalien7134/
Sallehen7111/
Schallin717/
Schailin716/
Sahlehen716/
Schalina713/
Sahaleen712/
Scatling711/
Scotlent711/
Schoulen711/
Shchalin711/
Sahalien711/
Saulehen711/
Callehen710/
Scauling710/
Scalling710/
Coolen677,188/
Sahlin674,401/
Collen673,454/
Sallin671,378/
Sahlén671,162/
Saulin67955/
Solien67881/
Callin67865/
Caalin67593/
Skalin67485/
Sailin67278/
Jaleng67205/
Joslen67176/
Jallen67133/
Saliën67131/
Seulen67124/
Soilen6799/
Seilen6789/
Zallen6786/
Saalin6773/
Gialen6757/
Sollen6749/
Skolen6745/
Jaleen6745/
Zaleng6740/
Scolin6732/
Sohlen6729/
Shchaulin6725/
Callén6720/
Zhalen6719/
Skalyn6719/
Zaalen6717/
Caylin6716/
Soolen6715/
Ceylen6713/
Zealen6712/
Zalent6711/
Schaulina6710/
Solenn6710/
Cajlén6710/
Zalien6710/
Coleen678/
Sealin678/
Soleen678/
Jaslen677/
Jaylen676/
Salihn675/
Caulín675/
Jailen675/
Zaleen674/
Calinn673/
Zailen673/
Scholn672/
Colenn672/
Salinn672/
Zalend672/
Shchaulyn672/
Cahaln671/
Coylen671/
Scolhn671/
Scottlend671/
Solaen671/
Jalemn671/
Jaulen671/
Žalien671/
Skelen671/
Sahlyn671/
Sahlèn671/
Salîën671/
Schollehn671/
Caulìn671/
Djalen671/
Scailling671/
Solehn671/
Calğin671/
Scaulling670/

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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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  • 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 Scalen
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