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

The surname Galen (Arabic: جالين, Bengali: গালেন, Hindi: गलेन, Marathi: गलेन, Oriya: ଗାେଲନ, Russian: Гален) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Galen is the 264,221^st most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. The surname Galen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Galen reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Galen is also the 28,166^th most common first name on earth It is held by 29,611 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,002 people, or 1 in 361,735. In The United States Galen is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Galen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Galen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Galen last name are 2.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Galen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 40.58% less than the national average, earning $13,490,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.