Walpen Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Walpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5281:15,5552,557
Argentina891:480,26335,686
France131:5,109,440259,941
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walpen (49) may also be a first name.

Walpen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walpen is found most in Switzerland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walpen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walpen is the 505,580th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Walpen are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Walpen is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.

The last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 15,555. In Switzerland Walpen is mostly found in: Canton of Valais, where 53 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 7 percent live. Besides Switzerland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Walpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walpen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walpen last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walpen Last Name Statistics demography

Walpen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walpn911/
Walpin8329/
Wolpen830/
Wolpin67652/
Bolpen672/
Balpin671/
Valpin671/
Wolpink6251/
Vallpin621/
Volpin501,674/
Bolpin507/
Volpyn505/
Volpem502/

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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
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  • 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 Walpen
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