Happen Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Happen Surname Definition:
(Welsh.) The head of the moor or salt river. Gaelic, Alpin, the highest land, peak of a mountain, from Alp and ben.
Happen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Happen (260) may also be a first name.
Happen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Welsh.) The head of the moor or salt river. Gaelic, Alpin, the highest land, peak of a mountain, from Alp and ben.
Happen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Happen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Happen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Happen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Happen? popularity and diffusion
Happen is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Happen live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Happen is also the 552,051st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 260 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands Happen is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
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