178.17 ^cm

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

The surname Wahlen is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wahlén or Wählen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 129,282^nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,081,561 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wahlen live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661^st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

Wahlen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,634 people, or 1 in 49,269. In Germany Wahlen is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Switzerland, where 14 percent reside.

Wahlen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wahlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahlen last name grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wahlen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlen surname are 16.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wahlen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning 312,699 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,367 CAD per year.