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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 can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gallén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Gallen is the 85,505^th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,292,118 people. The surname Gallen occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gallen are found; 22 percent are found in Northern Europe and 22 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Gallen is also the 495,703^rd most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 314 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,243 people, or 1 in 291,600. In The United States Gallen is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 22 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Gallen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gallen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 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 chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gallen last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.