Waldén Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Waldén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2281:43,1883,418
Finland801:68,7097,707
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Walden (45,463) & Waldèn (1) are calculated separately.

Waldén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waldén is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Walden or Waldèn. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Waldén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 43,188. In Sweden Waldén is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Skåne County, where 13 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Waldén occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 25 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walden9445,463/
Waldèn941/
Walldén92820/
Wahldén9280/
Waldn912/
Waldin83408/
Valdén8348/
Waldyn8347/
Walldn8312/
Woldén839/
Waldne833/
Baldén831/
Waldnn830/
Wallden77460/
Waldien7786/
Walldin7762/
Valldén7742/
Wahldin7713/
Waldeen7710/
Wahlden776/
Waldäng774/
Walldèn772/
Waldenn771/
Wahldèn771/
Wohldén771/
Waulden770/
Whalden770/
Waildin770/
Wealdin770/
Walldénová751/
Baldn734/
Woldn731/
Hwaldeen7112/
Wahaldin711/
Waldenth711/
Whealdin710/
Whalding710/
Waulding710/
Baldin6713,868/
Wolden671,296/
Balden67811/
Valdin67708/
Baldyn67280/
Valden67161/
Woldin6774/
Waldem6739/
Boldén6716/
Waldenová674/
Voldén671/
Woldyn671/
Baldín671/
Ualdin671/
Valdyn671/

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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 Waldén
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