Yellen Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Yellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0011:362,09732,264
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Wales311:99,8247,946
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Yellen (134) may also be a first name.

Yellen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yellen (Russian: Йеллен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yellen? popularity and diffusion

Yellen is the 330,363rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Yellen reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yellen is also the 800,975th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,001 people, or 1 in 362,097. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent reside, New Jersey, where 7 percent reside and Connecticut, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Yellen occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Yellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yellen surname expanded 12,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yellen last name are 4.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Yellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.85% more than the national average, earning $55,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning $38,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yellenn921/
Yellenk921/
Ayellen921/
Yellend920/
Ellen918,910/
Yelen911,319/
Yellin831,494/
Aellen83850/
Jellen83634/
Gellen83390/
Yellem83376/
Ayelen8335/
Yehlen8332/
Elleen8325/
Eillen8322/
Yelien8317/
Yeleng8311/
Yelent836/
Eallen835/
Ellenn834/
Yelenc833/
Yellne832/
Iellen832/
Eyllen832/
Eyelen831/
Yoelln831/
Yeleen831/
Iyelen831/
Eullen831/
Oellen830/
Elen803,070/
Elln802/
Yelling77211/
Yellina77188/
Hjellen77117/
Heallen7728/
Jellenc7727/
Jelleun7722/
Owellen7719/
Eilleen7711/
Goellen775/
Gaellen772/
Eillien772/
Geallen771/
Hyeleng771/
Heullen770/
Yheulen770/
Heillen770/
Yelenck770/
Gellenn770/
Gelen735,864/
Jelen735,497/
Ellin731,581/
Yelin731,326/
Yelem731,190/
Eelen73909/
Aylen73807/
Oelen73468/
Eylen73427/
Eleen73341/
Yelne73307/
Aelen73265/
Eulen73220/
Eilen73131/
Ielen73116/
Uylen7353/
Uelen7325/
Ellyn7314/
Aylln739/
Yelyn735/
Ealen735/
Oylen731/
Hyeln731/
Aelln731/
Yoeln731/
Elenn730/
O'Wellen7113/
Hjellien714/
Geuillen712/
Yelengue712/
Howellen710/
Heylen676,570/
Geilen671,313/
Eileen671,290/
Jelenc671,004/
Gellén67910/
Ellina67897/
Yeslem67644/
Gellin67604/
Goelen67450/
Heilen67270/
Jehlen67259/
Yelgin67238/
Ellion67173/
Hoelen67169/
Oehlen67162/
Yelina67154/
Hjelen67133/
Aullen67130/
Jellin6795/
Gaylen6789/
Yoelin6786/
Haylen6776/
Hielen6776/
Aehlen6770/
Geylen6761/
Ellyon6760/
Ejolen6744/
Aylene6740/
Ayalen6731/
Iehlen6731/
Eln6730/
Healen6729/
Gaelen6728/
Ejalen6727/
Yeling6725/
Eileng6721/
Yeglin6721/
Hoylen6719/
Aillen6719/
Eilene6718/
Jeleng6717/
Eulien6717/
Heulen6716/
Ehilen6714/
Geleen6713/
Jeilen6713/
Iellin6712/
Yellim6712/
Elgeen6711/
Ayleen679/
Ellyna678/
Joylen677/
Jaylen676/
Jeslen676/
Eallem675/
Jeleen675/
Jelend675/
Jellne675/
Uillen674/
Iyalen674/
Jeulen674/
Ayelin674/
Yeslin673/
Eeleen673/
Gelenn673/
Ehalen673/
Ayelén673/
Jellyn673/
Eyleen672/
Yehlin672/
Yelhne672/
Yelihn672/
Ayelem672/
Eilend672/
Ealene672/
Aylien672/
Aeleen672/
Eilien672/
Jelent672/
Eillin671/
Oullen671/
Jeelen671/
Jelien671/
Iylene671/
Euleen671/
Gealen671/
Ejelen671/
Oyelem671/
Jeloen671/
Jhelen671/
Yyelem671/
Yelink671/
Gayeln671/
Gehlln671/
Eyalen671/
Jeylen671/
Ehelen671/
Aellyn671/
Aielen671/
Ealent671/
Eielen671/
Jeluen671/
Iellem671/
Ealeen670/
Ealend670/
Eilent670/
Eislen670/
Euslen670/
Oillen670/
Uellin670/

Yellen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yellen in the Russian language
Йелленjellen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yellen
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