Walén Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Walén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Walen (1,354) & Waleń (116) are calculated separately.
Walén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walén is found most in Sweden. It may be found in the variant forms: Walen or Waleń. For other possible spellings of Walén click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walén is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Walén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Walén is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Walén is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 36 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 18 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Walén exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Walén
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