Gallen Surname
Approximately 5,640 people bear this surname
Gallen Surname Definition:
Ó Gaillin (W) Donegal. MIF 124*. Alternatively a variant of Gallon, q.v
Gallen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,243 | 1:291,600 | 27,038 |
| Spain | 1,226 | 1:38,134 | 3,746 |
| France | 576 | 1:115,317 | 17,362 |
| Ireland | 489 | 1:9,630 | 1,292 |
| Australia | 487 | 1:55,433 | 6,793 |
| England | 389 | 1:143,234 | 13,859 |
| Northern Ireland | 224 | 1:8,237 | 1,384 |
| Micronesia | 171 | 1:621 | 158 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Philippines | 154 | 1:657,391 | 68,667 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Hungary | 51 | 1:192,476 | 16,435 |
| Finland | 43 | 1:127,830 | 12,225 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 507 | 1:8,737 | 1,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 1:169,658 | 15,313 |
The alternate forms: Gallén (51) are calculated separately.
Gallen (314) may also be a first name.
Gallen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Gaillin (W) Donegal. MIF 124*. Alternatively a variant of Gallon, q.v
Ó Gaillin (W) Donegal. MIF 124*. Alternatively a variant of Gallon, q.v
Gallen Demographics
Average Gallen Salary in
United States
$51,767 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gallen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gallen (Arabic: غالين, Russian: Галлен) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Gallén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gallen is the 85,505th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,292,118 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gallen reside; 22 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 495,703rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 314 people.
The last name Gallen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,243 people, or 1 in 291,600. In The United States Gallen is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Gallen exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.
Gallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gallen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gallen surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 4 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 905 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gallen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gallen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gallen last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gallen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.03% less than the national average, earning R 64,080 per year; in United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gallen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gallen in the Russian language | ||
| Галлен | gallen | - |
| Gallen in the Arabic language | ||
| غالين | ghalyn | - |
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