Olena

Olena Meaning & Origin

About Olena
The surname Olena is of Ukrainian origin and is derived from the given name Olena, which is the Ukrainian form of the name Helen. The name Helen has Greek roots and means "bright" or "shining." Therefore, the surname Olena can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Helen" or "belonging to the family of Helen."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Olena is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Olena: 235
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,678
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Olena based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Olena is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALN
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O4050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW0 L IY1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/olena*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Olena in Braille

Here's how to represent Olena in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Olena in braille

How to sign the name Olena using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Olena using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Olena in sign language

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