Galens Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Galens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Galens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galens (Russian: Галенс) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Galens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Galens reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Galens is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Galens is most numerous in: New York, where 50 percent reside, Michigan, where 21 percent reside and Kentucky, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Cuba, where 5 percent reside.

Galens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galens surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

Galens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.54% more than the national average, earning $64,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaelens92144/
Gallens9235/
Gaalens921/
Alens91167/
Gelens83700/
Allens83593/
Galins83176/
Halens8319/
Ahlens832/
Ailens832/
Gallns831/
Alenns830/
Aylens830/
Alns801/
Gielens77901/
Gallenz77101/
Goelens7781/
Hallens7771/
Gallins7769/
Alemnsh7725/
Alliens7712/
Galinsh7712/
Aileens772/
Gollens772/
Allen's771/
Atlense771/
Athlens771/
Algeens771/
Aylensh771/
Healens771/
Gatlins771/
Gaulins771/
Gailins771/
Halhens771/
Aitlens771/
Gehlens771/
Goolens771/
Gattlns770/
Haslens770/
Alleens770/
Alins73305/
Alnæs73263/
Olens7332/
Alnås7318/
Alems736/
Alenz735/
Golns733/
Alenx731/
Aalns731/
Alyns731/
Alnse731/
Gallench7126/
D'Allens7124/
Alemnshe719/
Gallions714/
Alenze67586/
Alence6755/
Allins6738/
Allems6736/
Eilens6731/
Eylens6725/
Golins6722/
Holens6721/
Golenz6714/
Halenz6712/
Allyns6711/
Atlins678/
Halins678/
Gelins677/
Alyons676/
Alinse674/
Aulins674/
Oulens674/
Allenx673/
Algins672/
Alenje672/
Ailins672/
Oglins672/
Alench671/
Allenz671/
Gelenz671/
Oilens671/
Aslins671/
Alions671/
Olhens671/
Ohlens671/
Halnæs671/
Galinš671/
Alhins670/

Galens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galens in the Russian language
Галенсgalens-

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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 Galens
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