Ghelen Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ghelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ghelen (47) may also be a first name.

Ghelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghelen occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghelen is the 1,115,011th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Ghelen live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Ghelen is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 2,277,387. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 64 percent reside, Paraná, where 16 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil Ghelen occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 33 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghielen92171/
Ghellen922/
Ghelien921/
Gheulen921/
Gheelen921/
Gelen915,864/
Ghelleng861/
Gielen8310,768/
Gehlen837,540/
Geelen834,634/
Geloen83409/
Guelen83345/
Geleng83159/
Gelend8367/
Ghilen8361/
Geylen8361/
Gelien8360/
Geleen8313/
Ghelyn8312/
Ngelen8310/
Gelenk8310/
Getlen838/
Gelenn833/
Ghelin833/
Gihlen832/
Geheln832/
Gählen831/
Gelenc831/
Gelent831/
Geslen830/
Glen8015,591/
Gellene7760/
Gelenne7727/
Giehlen7726/
Gieleng7718/
Gueilen7714/
Ghillen774/
Ghilhen772/
Ghailen772/
Geeelen771/
Gelenkh771/
Gueleng771/
Gielend771/
Ghilien771/
Geeleng771/
Geyleen771/
Guetlen771/
Gheslin770/
Geeslen770/
Gehlent770/
Geglien770/
Gettlen770/
Gethlen770/
Glenn7378,395/
Gelin7316,496/
Gelem73506/
Gilen73299/
Gylen7315/
Glene739/
Gelyn735/
Glenh731/
Gelín731/
Geleń731/
Gelén731/
Gålen731/
Glhen730/
Giethlen7150/
Gelenova7127/
Guelenne7120/
Ghailene715/
Guethlen714/
Gelenová713/
Gueillen711/
Ghaylene711/
Geglienė711/
Gesellen711/
Ghetllin711/
Geslin675,195/
Geling671,125/
Gelina67684/
Guelin67288/
Guilen67220/
Glenne67218/
Gehlin67160/
Gileng67144/
Getlin67118/
Gaylen6789/
Gilhen6757/
Gitlen6754/
Gailen6753/
Gelgin6752/
Gelhen6750/
Ghylin6740/
Gelyon6738/
Gelion6736/
Ghellynck6734/
Geylin6723/
Guelem6722/
Gislen6714/
Gehlem6712/
Guelengue6710/
Gilien676/
Ghelim675/
Ghellinck674/
Ghilin672/
Gelijn672/
Geelin671/
Gileen671/
Gelihn671/
Gilenn671/
Ghylyn671/
Guylen671/
Ghilén671/
Geluun671/
Ngilen671/
Gelemg671/
Gehlén671/
Goilen671/
Gèleng671/
Gyhlén671/
Gessellen671/
Gieleń671/
Geleem671/
Gielin670/
Gelinn670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ghelen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis