Family name Малена (Malena 
, Малена 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Малена is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare surname, Uruguay, and Argentina. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Argentina, Italy, and Mexico. More prevalently, Малена is the forename as well as the last name.