Walien Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Walien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Walien (20) may also be a first name.
Walien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walien occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walien? popularity and diffusion
Walien is the 1,755,741st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Walien is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Walien live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Walien is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 20 people.
The last name Walien is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 80,730. In Papua New Guinea Walien is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 58 percent live, Enga, where 25 percent live and New Ireland, where 10 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Walien occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Walien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walien has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Walien
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