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
The last name Happen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Happen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Happen is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Happen live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 552,051st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 260 people.
The surname Happen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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