Geilen Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geilen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geilen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8731:92,21711,576
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Geilen (36) may also be a first name.

Geilen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geilen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geilen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 291,409th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Geilen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Geilen is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 36 people.

The surname Geilen is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 873 people, or 1 in 92,217. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live and Hamburg, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Geilen exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Geilen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geilen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geilen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geilen last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Geilen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning $37,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geislen920/
Gelen915,864/
Geuillen862/
Geelen834,634/
Gellen83390/
Geylen8361/
Geilin8322/
Ehilen8314/
Geleen8313/
Jeilen8313/
Gyelen834/
Geilín834/
Gelenn833/
Geilyn831/
Gijlen831/
Elen803,070/
Geln805/
Geiling772,379/
Ghielen77171/
Giehlen7726/
Geilink776/
Gehelen775/
Guiilen774/
Hägelen774/
Gyillen772/
Giillen772/
Jeileen771/
Eheilen771/
Geeelen771/
Gheulen771/
Geeleng771/
Geyleen771/
Jeilien770/
Geeslen770/
Geislin770/
Gellenn770/
Gelin7316,496/
Ellen738,910/
Jelen735,497/
Yelen731,319/
Eleen73341/
Ielen73116/
Gelyn735/
Gelnn734/
Iilen731/
Gelín731/
Geleń731/
Gelén731/
Elenn730/
Guiillen7119/
Geisling7116/
Guiellen717/
Gjellien714/
Geilling711/
Ehioleen711/
Yellen671,121/
Jelenc671,004/
Gellén67910/
Jellen67634/
Gellin67604/
Jehlen67259/
Hjelen67133/
Hielen6776/
Gelgin6752/
Yehlen6732/
Iehlen6731/
Eln6730/
Elleen6725/
Geylin6723/
Geilim6718/
Jeleng6717/
Yelien6717/
Ghelyn6712/
Elgeen6711/
Yeleng6711/
Heijgelen677/
Yelent676/
Ehilne676/
Jeslen676/
Jeleen675/
Jelend675/
Jailen675/
Juilen674/
Ellenn674/
Jeulen674/
Yelenc673/
Jeilin673/
Joilen672/
Ehiohilen672/
Iellen672/
Geheln672/
Jiolen672/
Jelent672/
Siilen672/
Geelin671/
Jeelen671/
Jelien671/
Iylene671/
Gelihn671/
Gjelin671/
Jeloen671/
Jhelen671/
Jiilen671/
Yeleen671/
Yeilin671/
Gehlln671/
Gehlén671/
Gieleń671/
Jeylen671/
Ehelen671/
Jeluen671/
Jeilyn670/
Gelinn670/

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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 Geilen
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