Walen

Walen Meaning & Origin

About Walen
The surname Walen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Walen, which itself is a variant of the name Waldo. The name Waldo comes from the Germanic elements "wald," meaning "rule" or "ruler," and "heri," meaning "army." Therefore, the surname Walen can be interpreted to mean "ruler of the army" or "army ruler."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Walen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Walen: 627
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 35812
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Walen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Walen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EY1 L AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈweɪlən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALN', 'FLN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Walen in Braille

Here's how to represent Walen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Walen in braille

How to sign the name Walen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Walen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Walen in sign language

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