Vehn Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia791:55,8044,929
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Norway131:395,56035,657
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Vehn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vehn is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vehn? popularity and diffusion

Vehn is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Vehn reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Vehn is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 55,804. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bong County, where 41 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 27 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Liberia Vehn is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Norway, where 9 percent are found.

Vehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vehn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vehn last name rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vehn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vehn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.24% less than the national average, earning 237,953 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ven869,321/
Vhn861/
Vien7512,320/
Veen758,927/
Venn757,519/
Veng753,877/
Fehn753,447/
Vent752,609/
Voen751,293/
Wehn751,196/
Vend75250/
Venø75107/
Vaen7526/
Vuen7519/
Vihn7517/
Veun759/
Vemh752/
Vwen752/
Vesn751/
Vyhn751/
Vhhn751/
Vhne751/
Vhnk751/
Vhnn751/
Vemn751/
Venne676,396/
Fiehn67826/
Vendt67811/
Wiehn67600/
Vn67303/
Beehn67239/
Venck67181/
Faehn6799/
Foehn6783/
Vøien6743/
Vienn6740/
Fehen6716/
Veend6711/
Vouen676/
Vengh674/
Phehn672/
Vehem672/
Wehng672/
Vendh671/
Voenn671/
Vhnnn671/
Weehn671/
Veemn671/
Vengg670/
Feehn670/

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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 Vehn
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