Wehen Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wehen (10) may also be a first name.

Wehen Last Name Facts

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

Wehen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﺎﻥ) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehen is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Wehen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wehen reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

Wehen is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent are found, Bremen, where 32 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Wehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wehen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiehen9175/
Weheen9112/
Weahen911/
Weehen910/
Wiechen83122/
Wohen80210/
Waeen8051/
Whien8050/
Wahen8033/
Vehen8020/
Whyen804/
Wihen802/
Weuen802/
Wieen801/
Wehin801/
Wueen800/
Wieschen7798/
Wiechend770/
Wieten73405/
Weeink7388/
Beahen7376/
Weijen7321/
Wiehne7315/
Wåhgen7311/
Behean7310/
Wiecen739/
Weiyen739/
Weheim734/
Wejhem733/
Uehein732/
Huehen732/
Wahien732/
Wienhe732/
Whiien731/
Wahein731/
Whyeng731/
Behein731/
Weuyen731/
Whyene731/
Beehen730/
Wiescheng711/
Wien674,064/
Wyen67422/
Wiesend67204/
Wiesent67126/
Ueen6789/
Wiessen6737/
Weun6736/
Viehten677/
Uhehien675/
Wheeing673/
Wheijen671/
Wjen671/
Wouehin671/
Veeheen671/
Hweyjen671/
Weiggen671/
Weahing671/
Wheeyon671/
Wieszen671/
Wiecheń671/
Wiechem670/

Wehen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wehen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻫﺎﻥwhan-

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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
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  • 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 Wehen
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