Where Does The Last Name Gaalen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gaalen (Russian: Гаален) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaalen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gaalen is the 1,544,715^th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Gaalen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gaalen reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357^th most frequent given name in the world, held by 13 people.

Gaalen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 156,363. In The Netherlands Gaalen is most numerous in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Brabant, where 19 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Aruba, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Gaalen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gaalen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaalen surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.