Walen is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Walen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Walen

How popular is Walen?

Walen is ranked 265672 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Walens plummeted by 6.137724 per cent to 627 since 2000 and slipped by 3352 spots and ranked at 35812. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.85 95.66
Hispanic or Latino 1.75 1.35
Others 0.96 1.65
Walen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Bermuda. Around 1175 people have been found who wears Walen as their family name. Walen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,346 Bermuda6
720,003 Russia4
214,847 Australia4
18,718 Thailand2
118,441 Germany2
44,018 Poland2
81,201 Switzerland1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
169,904 Brazil1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
25,746 Finland1
38,830 Morocco1
153,416 Italy1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,712 Indonesia46
26,722 New Zealand14
171,702 Canada12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,524 Sweden80
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Walen:
35,385 United States810
20,168 Netherlands133
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman Timothy Walen who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 11, 1850 by Fidelia put out from Liverpool. 20 years old Ellen Walen, are other Walen that migrated to US.

From Italy

Andrea Walen worked as farmer and hailed from Venezia, Italy. 39 years old embarked for USA from Havre on La Champagne and arrived on February 27, 1888.

Walen Namesakes

  • Anna Walentynowicz, Trade unionist
  • Mark Walen, Football player
  • Silvio Silas da Silva Walenga, Soccer player
  • Ewelina Walendziak, Actress
  • Udo Walendy, Author
  • Niels Janette Walen, Film Score Composer
  • Niels Janette Walen, Film Score Composer
  • Anna Walentynowicz, Trade unionist
  • Kinga Walenkiewicz, Actress
  • Anna Walentynowicz, Trade unionist

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