Gaelens Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gaelens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaelens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1241:92,71514,331
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176

Gaelens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaelens occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaelens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Gaelens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gaelens live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 92,715. In Belgium Gaelens is most common in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Walloon Region, where 2 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Gaelens Last Name Statistics demography

Gaelens earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.95% more than the national average, earning $73,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelens92700/
Galens92190/
Aelens9222/
Gielens86901/
Goelens8681/
Gallens8635/
Haelens8620/
Geylens862/
Gaalens861/
Gehlens861/
Ghielens80110/
Ayelensh801/
Galins77176/
Eelens7731/
Eilens7731/
Eylens7725/
Gelins777/
Ailens772/
Gallns771/
Gelenz771/
Aylens770/
Yelens770/
Heylens71440/
Heulens71149/
Gallenz71101/
Gallins7169/
Gelijns7153/
Gielenz7120/
Galinsh7112/
Gollens712/
Aileens712/
Gailins711/
Healens711/
Eiilens711/
Eoelens711/
Eileens711/
Aylensh711/
Oellens711/
Aitlens711/
Gaulins711/
Awelenje6781/
Ayalensh6716/
Golns673/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gaelens
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