Waelen Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Waelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Waelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waelen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waelen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Waelen is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Waelen reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Waelen is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 144,335. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 70 percent live, Overijssel, where 7 percent live and South Holland, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Waelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waelen surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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