Vahen Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia731:34,0786,636
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812

Vahen (158) may also be a first name.

Vahen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vahen (Arabic: فاهين, Marathi: वाहेन) is most common in Slovenia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Vahen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Vahen live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 730,165th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 158 people.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 34,078. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Savinja, where 63 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent live and Drava, where 15 percent live. Barring Slovenia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaheng9131/
Vauhen910/
Vaen8926/
Vaehsen8348/
Vahin8069/
Vaeen8053/
Wahen8033/
Vohen8033/
Vehen8020/
Hvaen8016/
Vaene8013/
Fahen8010/
Vaent802/
Vaein801/
Vaaen800/
Vaeßen73101/
Beahen7376/
Fahien7328/
Vahing7328/
Bahean7311/
Vaujhn732/
Wahien732/
Bahhen731/
Wahein731/
Vhahin731/
Vohein731/
Phahen731/
Weahen731/
Vaayen731/
Vohien731/
Faehen730/
Fahene730/
Voheen730/
Fahean730/
Vauhin730/
Feahen730/
Vaheettin711/
Voen671,293/
Waen67116/
Faen6720/
Wahenne6713/
Veun679/
Vaaheim677/
Uaen677/
Fahiten677/
Vaessin672/
Phaheen671/
Vajhing671/
Vajhain671/
Uahengq671/
Veeheen671/
Fahheen671/

Vahen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vahen in the Marathi language
वाहेनvahena57.14
वाहेणvahena28.57
वहेनvahena14.29
Vahen in the Arabic language
فاهينfahyn-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vahen
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