Waalen Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Waalen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waalen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Norway511:100,82913,689
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waalen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waalen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waalen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 881,213th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. Waalen is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Waalen are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Waalen is most common in The United States, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 1,907,679. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 49 percent live, Wisconsin, where 33 percent live and North Dakota, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States Waalen exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and Norway, where 17 percent live.

Waalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waalen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waalen surname expanded 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waalen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waalen surname are 33.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waalen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning 371,929 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahalen928/
Whaalen920/
Walen911,354/
Waalenne861/
Whalen8340,699/
Wallen8311,853/
Wahlen833,501/
Waylen83261/
Waelen83148/
Walien83109/
Wailen8384/
Baalen8377/
Walhen8316/
Walenn8314/
Waleen8312/
Walenc8312/
Waløen839/
Waulen838/
Waloen833/
Walenk831/
Wahaln831/
Hwalen830/
Wealen830/
Waln80751/
Whealen77157/
Walleen77118/
Wallien77111/
Whallen7782/
Whaylen7772/
Walenne7755/
Wailuen7753/
Waehlen7730/
Wallend7720/
Wahalng779/
Wahalin772/
Walhlen772/
Walengg771/
Waylene771/
Waylien771/
Weallen771/
Vahalen771/
Wailien771/
Wahlenk771/
Waahlin771/
Whaelen770/
Whailen770/
Whahlen770/
Whaleen770/
Whalhen770/
Whalien770/
Whhalen770/
Walllen770/
Balen734,310/
Valen733,075/
Walin73822/
Walne73774/
Walyn73278/
Walem73276/
Wolen73251/
Welen73145/
Waleń73116/
Walln7392/
Walén7324/
Wahln731/
Whaln730/
Wallenck711/
Wheallen710/
Whalehen710/
Weallend710/
Wallin6726,663/
Ballen6714,015/
Valent676,159/
Waleem672,607/
Bailen672,381/
Baylen672,083/
Wallén671,955/
Vallen671,040/
Wahlin671,034/
Wollen671,026/
Baulen671,020/
Woolen671,000/
Wallyn67994/
Whalin67944/
Whelen67512/
Wallem67382/
Wahlén67345/
Wehlen67192/
Wählen67180/
Valien67169/
Walhin67146/
Woleng67139/
Vaelen67134/
Weelen67121/
Weulen6763/
Wohlen6760/
Whalem6737/
Valend6736/
Valøen6736/
Wahlne6729/
Wasyln6723/
Waglin6722/
Hvalen6722/
Vaulen6719/
Valenq6719/
Wolien6718/
Wailin6717/
Valeng6717/
Wolent6716/
Valeen6715/
Baleen6713/
Whealn6712/
Waulin6711/
Walint6710/
Wailem6710/
Vaylen678/
Walhem678/
Waylin677/
Bealen676/
Welien676/
Wolenc676/
Woleen675/
Weilen675/
Vailen674/
Waluun674/
Wallèn674/
Waalim674/
Wholen673/
Baëlen673/
Wahlng672/
Wolhen672/
Waylyn671/
Balenn671/
Baalin671/
Wolaen671/
Wotlen671/
Whalnd671/
Whalyn671/
Waylem671/
Hualen671/
Hbalen671/
Valenn671/
Vahlen671/
Waelyn671/
Walijn671/
Hwelen671/
Whallhenn671/
Wailyn671/
Weylen670/
Wolenn670/
Woulen670/
Whalne670/
Wealnd670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waalen
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