de Gaulle Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guyana

de Gaulle Surname User-submission:

(French) The surname de Gaulle is of Dutch origin, and has derived from van der Walle, de Walle, meaning 'from the rampart', or de Waal, meaning 'the wall'.

de Gaulle Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France361:1,845,076161,051
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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de Gaulle (208) may also be a first name.

de Gaulle Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(French) The surname de Gaulle is of Dutch origin, and has derived from van der Walle, de Walle, meaning 'from the rampart', or de Waal, meaning 'the wall'.

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de Gaulle Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Gaulle is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of de Gaulle.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gaulle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname de Gaulle is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of de Gaulle are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 627,410th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 208 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France de Gaulle is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent reside, Normandy, where 33 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 3 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Ghana, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Gaulles951/
de Ngaulle951/
de Gaule9414/
de Galle9410/
de Gulle943/
de Galles8915/
De-Gaulle892/
de Gale88388/
de Gall8822/
de Gull881/
de Gailler841/
de Allie8262/
de Aller8243/
de Gales8226/
de Galea8213/
de Halle8212/
de Galla824/
de Gallé823/
de Galli823/
de Gaula823/
de Gault822/
de Alles822/
de Goull822/
de Galey821/
de Gulli821/
de Auley821/
de Gal804/
de Ale802/
de Gul801/
de Haller7855/
de Gallis783/
de Goulet783/
de Halley782/
de Kgaile781/
de Gatell781/
de Galeas781/
de Golley780/
de Gala752,507/
de Gula751,058/
de Gail75210/
De-Gale7532/
de Ally7510/
de Gali7510/
de Aula757/
de Ales753/
de Alla752/
de Gole751/
de Gile751/
de Alea751/
de Geal751/
De-Gaul751/
de Alei751/
de Gallois744/
des Halles741/
de Atley7169/
de Ulloa7134/
De-Allie7122/
de Galia718/
de Gulis713/
de Haley713/
de Halla712/
de Hallé712/
de Gulio711/
de Aleis711/
de Goult711/
de Usler711/
da Galea711/
De Ghala711/
de Uhler711/
de Galha711/
de Galiz711/
de Gould711/
de Achilles7015/
de Ala67900/
de Gol67260/
de Hailes6712/
de Halloy6710/
de Goyala675/
da Gul674/
de Ali672/
de Ole671/
des Ailes671/
de Goyler671/
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