Guelen Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Guelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2001:84,43614,055
France661:1,006,405112,047
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Guelen (10) may also be a first name.

Guelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guelen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Guelen.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guelen is the 809,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. Guelen is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Guelen reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Guelen is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 84,436. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 45 percent reside, North Brabant, where 20 percent reside and Limburg, where 19 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Guelen is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Guelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guelen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guelen Last Name Statistics demography

Guelen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueilen9214/
Guelhen926/
Gueleng921/
Guetlen921/
Gelen915,864/
Guelenne8620/
Guethlen864/
Gueillen861/
Gielen8310,768/
Gehlen837,540/
Geelen834,634/
Quelen83889/
Geloen83409/
Guelin83288/
Guilen83220/
Ghelen83218/
Geleng83159/
Gelend8367/
Geylen8361/
Gelien8360/
Gelhen8350/
Guelem8322/
Geleen8313/
Ngelen8310/
Gelenk8310/
Kuelen839/
Getlen838/
Gbelen835/
Gelenn833/
Guylen831/
Gelenc831/
Gelent831/
Geslen830/
Cuelen830/
Glen8015,591/
Guelengue8010/
Guilhen771,605/
Ghielen77171/
Guetlin7772/
Gellene7760/
Gueslin7733/
Gelenne7727/
Giehlen7726/
Quelenn7721/
Gieleng7718/
Kuehlen7714/
Guelink7713/
Guyllen779/
Guileng779/
Guylene777/
Gueling775/
Guileen773/
Gueslem772/
Guelhin772/
Ghellen772/
Queilen772/
Gouelem772/
Guilent772/
Guelhem772/
Geeelen771/
Ghelien771/
Gheulen771/
Gbeelen771/
Guislen771/
Gheelen771/
Ngwelen771/
Gelenkh771/
Guitlen771/
Gielend771/
Kueleng771/
Geeleng771/
Geyleen771/
Gueslyn771/
Geeslen770/
Gehlent770/
Geglien770/
Gettlen770/
Gehlhen770/
Gethlen770/
Glenn7378,395/
Gelin7316,496/
Gelem73506/
Gilen73299/
Gylen7315/
Glene739/
Gelyn735/
Qulen732/
Glenh731/
Gelín731/
Geleń731/
Gelén731/
Gålen731/
Glhen730/
Geebelen71661/
Guetling7153/
Giethlen7150/
Gelenova7127/
Guethlin713/
Gelenová713/
Guilhenn712/
Guheling712/
Ghelleng711/
Quealien711/
Geglienė711/
Gesellen711/
Goueling710/
Guehling710/
Guethlem710/
Kuetleen710/
Geslin675,195/
Quelin671,819/
Geling671,125/
Gelina67684/
Guilin67331/
Glenne67218/
Gehlin67160/
Gileng67144/
Quilen67130/
Getlin67118/
Gaylen6789/
Kuilen6762/
Ghilen6761/
Gilhen6757/
Gitlen6754/
Gailen6753/
Gelgin6752/
Guilem6746/
Guethling6744/
Gelyon6738/
Gelion6736/
Geylin6723/
Gislen6714/
Ghelyn6712/
Gehlem6712/
Gilien676/
Kuelin673/
Ghelin673/
Gbelin673/
Gelhem673/
Guelim673/
Guilén673/
Quelem672/
Gihlen672/
Geheln672/
Gelijn672/
Gwelem672/
Geelin671/
Gileen671/
Gelihn671/
Gilenn671/
Geluun671/
Gählen671/
Guylin671/
Ngilen671/
Quelín671/
Gelemg671/
Gehlén671/
Goilen671/
Guilèn671/
Guilín671/
Gèleng671/
Gessellen671/
Gieleń671/
Geleem671/
Gielin670/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guelen
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