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Where Does The Last Name Wagen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wagen is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Wagén or Wágen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 657,184^th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Wagen reside; 35 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wagen is also the 1,257,960^th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 61 people.

Wagen is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 67,386. In Papua New Guinea Wagen is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 65 percent live, Morobe, where 24 percent live and Chimbu, where 7 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Wagen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wagen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wagen surname grew 239 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wagen last name are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Wagen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning $41,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.5% more than the national average, earning $97,628 CAD per year.