Waglen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Waglen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waglen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Waglen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waglen occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Waglen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waglen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waglen is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Waglen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Waglen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waglen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waglen last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waglen Last Name Statistics demography

Waglen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning 299,308 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagilen927/
Wagglen923/
Waglein920/
Wauglen920/
Waiglein864/
Wangelen860/
Waglin8322/
Vaglen8321/
Baglen838/
Wangillen804/
Weglein77230/
Weiglen779/
Wanglén777/
Vagleng774/
Wagelin772/
Baglein771/
Vaglein770/
Weiglein71969/
Wageling7132/
Baghelen714/
Wonglean712/
Waguelin711/
Woghilen711/
Baglin671,609/
Weglin67222/
Vaglenova6747/
Waggeling6738/
Waggelink678/
Vangillen672/
Vaglin672/
Vangehlen672/
Boglen671/
Wegiln671/
Vangln671/
Vangoylen671/
Voglen671/
Vaugln671/
Vangeelen671/
Vagilienė671/
Vangeleen671/
Weighlein671/
Waingelin671/
Böglen671/

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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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  • 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 Waglen
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