Wallen Surname

43,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Wallen Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) WALLOON [FrenchWallon; [from Latin Gall-us, a Gaul (= O.H.Ger. Walh, a Celt]

Wallen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,1171:39,7564,893
Jamaica7351:3,905547
England5541:100,57410,615
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Papua New Guinea2081:39,2014,741
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Finland1471:37,3934,798
Trinidad and Tobago931:14,6661,875
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Wales711:43,5854,199
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belize241:14,8111,562
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Panama191:205,9085,804
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Norway91:571,36544,190
Israel91:950,84857,975
China81:170,915,1968,932
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:73,8658,120
Wales231:68,1923,286
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2371:40,5974,767

The alternate forms: Wallén (1,955) & Wallèn (4) are calculated separately.

Wallen (2,806) may also be a first name.

Wallen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) WALLOON [FrenchWallon; [from Latin Gall-us, a Gaul (= O.H.Ger. Walh, a Celt]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Swedish) Dweller on, or near, a fallow field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The same as Walwyn. WALLER. The Anglo-Saxon weallan means to spring up or boil; and a weallere is one who boils-a boiler. At the present day the persons who rake the salt out of the leads at the salt-works at Nantwich, are called mailers. Halliwell. Hence the name was anciently latinized Salinator. In the North, a Waller is a builder of walls. The Italian surname Muratori, and the French Murier, correspond with the latter sense. H.R. Le Waller and Le Wallur.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wallen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wallén or Wallèn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,850th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 614,827 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wallen are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wallen is also the 137,695th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 2,806 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9,117 people, or 1 in 39,756. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Tennessee, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Wallen is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 6 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Wallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wallen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wallen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wallen last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Wallen surname are 17.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wallen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.76% less than the national average, earning 263,854 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $56,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallén941,955/
Wallèn944/
Walleen92118/
Wallien92111/
Whallen9282/
Wallend9220/
Walhlen922/
Weallen921/
Walllen920/
Walen911,354/
Walln9192/
Wallenck861/
Wheallen860/
Weallend860/
Whalen8340,699/
Wallin8326,663/
Ballen8314,015/
Wahlen833,501/
Vallen831,040/
Wollen831,026/
Wallyn83994/
Wallem83382/
Waalen83306/
Waylen83261/
Waelen83148/
Walien83109/
Wailen8384/
Walhen8316/
Walenn8314/
Waleen8312/
Walenc8312/
Waløen839/
Waulen838/
Waloen833/
Walenk831/
Hwalen830/
Wealen830/
Waln80751/
Whallhenn801/
Woollen77923/
Whealen77157/
Vallien77156/
Whaylen7772/
Walenne7755/
Wailuen7753/
Vallent7749/
Valleen7736/
Whallin7732/
Wallink7731/
Waehlen7730/
Wallijn7719/
Wallind7715/
Baullen779/
Vallenå779/
Wahalen778/
Wallhem775/
Baillen775/
Vaillen773/
Whellen772/
Huallen772/
Walengg771/
Walhlin771/
Waylene771/
Waylien771/
Vallend771/
Wailien771/
Waillem771/
Wahlenk771/
Wollien771/
Wayllem771/
Whaelen770/
Whailen770/
Whahlen770/
Whaleen770/
Wollend770/
Wallinn770/
Whaalen770/
Waillin770/
Vallaen770/
Wolleen770/
Wallimn770/
Whalhen770/
Whallem770/
Whalien770/
Wallint770/
Whhalen770/
Balen734,310/
Valen733,075/
Walin73822/
Walne73774/
Walyn73278/
Walem73276/
Wolen73251/
Welen73145/
Waleń73116/
Walén7324/
Balln731/
Wahln731/
Whaln730/
Vaillend71121/
Vaillent712/
Beaullen711/
Waalenne711/
Woolluen711/
Weillend710/
Wallling710/
Waulling710/
Whalehen710/
Wallinck710/
Vallin6710,100/
Bollen678,591/
Valent676,159/
Ballin676,017/
Vallem672,937/
Waleem672,607/
Bailen672,381/
Baylen672,083/
Wollin671,871/
Wahlin671,034/
Baulen671,020/
Woolen671,000/
Whalin67944/
Vollen67522/
Whelen67512/
Wahlén67345/
Vallén67203/
Wehlen67192/
Wählen67180/
Valien67169/
Wallim67152/
Walhin67146/
Woleng67139/
Vaelen67134/
Weelen67121/
Baalen6777/
Weulen6763/
Wohlen6760/
Whalem6737/
Valend6736/
Valøen6736/
Wahlne6729/
Wattellin6724/
Wasyln6723/
Waglin6722/
Hvalen6722/
Vaulen6719/
Valenq6719/
Wolien6718/
Wailin6717/
Valeng6717/
Wolent6716/
Vallín6716/
Valeen6715/
Baleen6713/
Whealn6712/
Waulin6711/
Walint6710/
Wailem6710/
Vaylen678/
Walhem678/
Waylin677/
Bealen676/
Welien676/
Wolenc676/
Woleen675/
Weilen675/
Ballín675/
Vailen674/
Waluun674/
Wholen673/
Baëlen673/
Ballèn673/
Wollem672/
Wahlng672/
Wallinová672/
Vallyn672/
Wollne672/
Vallìn672/
Wolhen672/
Waylyn671/
Balenn671/
Wolaen671/
Wotlen671/
Whalnd671/
Whalyn671/
Wollhn671/
Waylem671/
Hualen671/
Hbalen671/
Valenn671/
Vahlen671/
Waelyn671/
Wahaln671/
Walijn671/
Hwelen671/
Wailyn671/
Walyna671/
Bealln670/
Weylen670/
Wolenn670/
Woulen670/
Whalne670/
Wealnd670/
Whellehen670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wallen
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