Vapen Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Vapen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vapen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vapen (21) may also be a first name.

Vapen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vapen (Marathi: वपेन, Russian: Вапен) occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vapen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vapen live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

The last name Vapen is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Värmland County, where 60 percent are found, Örebro County, where 20 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 20 percent are found. Besides Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaupen9158/
Vapien915/
Vapoen911/
Wapen80360/
Vapne8074/
Bapen8055/
Vapin8030/
Bapeng73489/
Voppen7362/
Waipen7361/
Baspen7342/
Huapen7317/
Waepen7313/
Vapina7311/
Bahpen7311/
Wappen7310/
Vapink738/
Faipen735/
Bappen732/
Baapen732/
Vaypin732/
Vaspin731/
Fapien731/
Baipen731/
Wapien731/
Vaapin731/
Baypen731/
Vappyn731/
Fapeng731/
Faypen731/
Beapen730/
Weapen730/
Fappen730/
Bapn679/
Baipeng679/
Waipien676/
Waippen675/
Huapeng674/
Waypene673/
Fapn671/
Baupeng671/
Vaipyna671/
Baapeng671/
Vaypina671/
Vapping671/

Vapen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vapen in the Marathi language
वपेनvapena-
Vapen in the Russian language
Вапенvapen-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vapen
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