Walens Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Walens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland951:400,09242,855
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Walens (51) may also be a first name.

Walens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walens is most common in Poland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walens is the 1,447,279th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Walens are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Walens is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 51 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 400,092. Barring Poland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Walens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walens surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walens surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Walens earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning $56,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallens92347/
Waelens9231/
Wahlens921/
Whalens921/
Wealens920/
Walns911/
Wallenås8616/
Weallens864/
Walensze860/
Valens8320,329/
Wolens83226/
Walenz8354/
Welens8334/
Balens8314/
Walins836/
Wollens77147/
Vallens77126/
Woolens7798/
Wallins7777/
Walnsch7761/
Walence7737/
Watlins7717/
Ballens775/
Valense774/
Walenje772/
Wohlens772/
Valiens772/
Wallenz771/
Weylens771/
Wahlins771/
Whelens770/
Balns731/
Valns730/
Woollens7168/
Wallence7126/
Whellens7122/
Wheelens7110/
Waillems714/
Vallense711/
Whatlins710/
Wattlins710/
Balins67307/
Valins67255/
Valenz67144/
Wolins67100/
Bolens6799/
Volens6782/
Velens6714/
Welenz6713/
Balenz677/
Valensova673/
Balnæs671/
Walinx671/
Valems671/
Valnæs671/
Welins671/
Wolems671/
Balyns671/

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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 Walens
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