Walben Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Walben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walben (92) may also be a first name.

Walben Last Name Facts

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

Walben is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walben? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Walben reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Walben is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 92 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Walben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walben surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walbent920/
Balben83125/
Walbin8366/
Wolben832/
Wahlbin7715/
Valbuen772/
Valbent771/
Valbien771/
Wallbin770/
Wallbing7132/
Wahlbink711/
Balbin6719,835/
Balbín6733/
Valbin6719/
Bolben6714/
Volben674/
Balbyn673/
Wolbin672/
Boulben62731/
Wolbink62159/
Wolbing6217/
Valbina621/
Baulbin620/
Valenpin576/
Weilbing572/
Wollbing571/
Balvn556/
Vallenpyn531/
Volbyn5043/
Bolbin5043/
Bolbyn5012/
Volbin5011/
Bollbn501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Walben
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