Gielens Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gielens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gielens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4341:38,9116,576
Belgium3861:29,7844,816
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gielens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gielens is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gielens.

How Common Is The Last Name Gielens? popularity and diffusion

Gielens is the 392,486th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gielens reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 38,911. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 42 percent are found, Gelderland, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Gielens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gielens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gielens Last Name Statistics demography

Gielens earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghielens93110/
Gelens92700/
Gilens9220/
Gaelens86144/
Goelens8681/
Zielens8629/
Sielens8627/
Gielenz8620/
Geylens862/
Geelens862/
Guelens861/
Gehlens861/
Gitlens861/
Glens8351/
Galens77190/
Selens7768/
Celens7763/
Glenns7735/
Jelens7727/
Zelens7724/
Silens7718/
Gelins777/
Zilens773/
Glense772/
Gilins772/
Gelenz771/
Gelijns7153/
Gallens7135/
Zielins7130/
Gitlins717/
Zeelens715/
Glennås714/
Sailens714/
Gilijns713/
Gollens712/
Gaalens711/
Geelins711/
Guelins711/
Gailins711/
Guilins711/
Gilgins710/
Cailens710/
Glenz671,368/
Caillens67159/
Golns673/
Gelijnse672/
Saillens671/
Selensch671/
Slens671/

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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 Gielens
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