Gelens Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gelens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5071:33,3085,549
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Gelens (13) may also be a first name.

Gelens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelens is most common in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gelens live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gelens is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 33,308. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 56 percent reside, South Holland, where 14 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Gelens exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Gelens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelens last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Gelens earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $55,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gielens92901/
Gellens92254/
Gaelens92144/
Goelens9281/
Geelens922/
Geylens922/
Gehlens921/
Guelens921/
Elens91322/
Glens9151/
Ghielens86110/
Ellens831,510/
Galens83190/
Eliens83174/
Helens8369/
Selens8368/
Celens8363/
Glenns8335/
Eelens8331/
Eilens8331/
Jelens8327/
Elense8327/
Eylens8325/
Zelens8324/
Gilens8320/
Elhens839/
Gelins837/
Glense832/
Gelenz831/
Elenss831/
Ehlens830/
Yelens830/
Eslens830/
Elns801/
Hellens77552/
Heylens77440/
Gillens77264/
Heulens77149/
Gelijns7753/
Gallens7735/
Zielens7729/
Sielens7727/
Getlins7726/
Gielenz7720/
Gellins7717/
Egliens7716/
Elehens776/
Zeelens775/
Glennås774/
Chelens772/
Geilins772/
Gollens772/
Healens771/
Elhensh771/
Guelins771/
Gitlens771/
Geelins771/
Gaalens771/
Eileens771/
Glenz731,368/
Elenz73345/
Elems73241/
Elins73112/
Elnæs7395/
Helns739/
Ilens737/
Golns733/
Slens731/
Elyns731/
Elnse730/
Chielens71343/
Hellenæs7115/
Chelense7114/
Gelijnse712/
Elensova711/
Selensch711/
Seuliens710/
Ellins67402/
Ellenz67225/
Helems67213/
Galins67176/
Celins67137/
Ellems6780/
Selenz6778/
Zelenz6752/
Jelenz6749/
Selins6733/
Eliëns6733/
Jelems6732/
Golins6722/
Silens6718/
Zelins6718/
Shlens6717/
Eglins6717/
Eilenz6716/
Jelins6715/
Golenz6714/
Zelensova6712/
Elence6711/
Helnæs678/
Elinsh674/
Elinse674/
Elhems674/
Helins673/
Glence673/
Zilens673/
Gilins672/
Celenz672/
Ailens672/
Oilens671/
Eulins671/
Iglins671/
Helenz671/
Islens671/
Yelems671/
Elions671/
Gallns671/
Eilins671/
Elenze671/
Elenje671/
Ielnse671/
Glenze670/
Elgins670/
Hellns670/
Jleens670/
Hilens670/
Elhins670/
Hylens670/
Aylens670/
Helnns670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelens
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