Gullen Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gullen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gullen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
England1861:299,55922,824
Philippines981:1,033,04387,420
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Canada471:783,94961,790
Norway341:151,24418,822
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland311:120,7495,564
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Güllen (12) & Gullén (1) are calculated separately.

Gullen (32) may also be a first name.

Gullen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gullen (Hindi: गुल्लें) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Güllen or Gullén. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gullen.

How Common Is The Last Name Gullen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 361,698th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. Gullen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gullen reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States Gullen is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Michigan, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Gullen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gullen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gullen surname expanded 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gullen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gullen last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gullen surname are 13.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Gullen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning 308,971 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $24,324,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $46,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güllen9412/
Gullén941/
Gullien9263/
Gulleng9216/
Gulleen928/
Guullen923/
Gutllen922/
Gulllen922/
Gullenn921/
Gullent921/
Gulen91743/
Ullen91143/
Gulln919/
Gulløien8621/
Gullenne861/
Gulliuen861/
Guleng831,575/
Gullem831,187/
Hullen83504/
Gollen83288/
Gaulen83236/
Gullin83225/
Aullen83130/
Gulien8380/
Ghulen8363/
Guslen8313/
Gullne8311/
Ulleng837/
Gulent835/
Gutlen834/
Uillen834/
Gullyn833/
Ullien832/
Oullen831/
Gulhen831/
Ngulen831/
Eullen831/
Ullent831/
Uhllen831/
Guleen831/
Ullenk830/
Ulen80530/
Guln8019/
Ulln803/
Gullion772,523/
Gulling77423/
Goulien77178/
Gullina7763/
Goullin7762/
Hulløen7743/
Goulhen7730/
Gollien7729/
Gaulien7725/
Gullyna7713/
Goellen775/
Ghillen774/
Gaullin773/
Gutleng773/
Ngoulen772/
Huillen771/
Gheulen771/
Goulent771/
Gaulaen771/
Gulllem771/
Gulheen771/
Gulenne771/
Guìllin771/
Guíllin771/
Hullenn770/
Goulaen770/
Hullent770/
Heullen770/
Houllen770/
Golleen770/
Gauleen770/
Gutlene770/
Hullhen770/
Hullien770/
Gulluin770/
Gülen7320,525/
Gulin737,898/
Uleng731,902/
Hulen731,772/
Golen731,308/
Uhlen73761/
Ollen73526/
Gilen73299/
Eulen73220/
Aulen73204/
Gulem73192/
Ullén73154/
Ulaen73140/
Ullin7394/
Uleun7379/
Uylen7353/
Ullem7342/
Üllen7331/
Uslen7323/
Gulyn7319/
Uilen7314/
Uleen7310/
Gulín7310/
Ulien738/
Ulend733/
Ullne731/
Gulnt731/
Oulen731/
Ulhen731/
Gulün731/
Hulln730/
Gaulienė71139/
Gulenova7152/
Hullehen713/
Ghoullem713/
Gauthlen711/
Goulenne711/
Gullinck711/
Gollehen710/
Husllent710/
Huillien710/
Gulina675,574/
Gaulin674,524/
Hollen672,916/
Gollin671,663/
Guling671,310/
Hullin67838/
Hüllen67705/
Goulin67703/
Goelen67450/
Oulhen67299/
Gullim67219/
Ulienė67191/
Guslin67182/
Goolen67146/
Guulin6777/
Uijlen6775/
Guglin6772/
Hulien6767/
Goulem6754/
Guhlin6753/
Golien6744/
Ollien6737/
Gulink6732/
Auslen6731/
Gutlin6730/
Gülenc6728/
Gulgin6725/
Ulling6723/
Gulion6720/
Eulien6717/
Heulen6716/
Gühlen6715/
Huleen6713/
Uln6712/
Ullina6710/
Huleun679/
Gulhin679/
Guslén678/
Outlen677/
Gilien676/
Huleng676/
Aulien675/
Gulint674/
Hullem673/
Gaulne673/
Auleen672/
Goleen672/
Gaulyn672/
Ghulem672/
Oullin672/
Gihlen672/
Guslem672/
Huilen672/
Gileen671/
Gulind671/
Hulent671/
Euleen671/
Gilenn671/
Gulgne671/
Gulhne671/
Ullink671/
Gulhem671/
Uilien671/
Uillin671/
Houlen671/
Ouhlen671/
Gaulem671/
Goulne671/
Goulyn671/
Golenn671/
Gulemì671/
Gülhen671/
Uglien671/
Huluen671/
Ngulin671/
Ullion671/
Uhllem671/
Hutlen670/
Olleen670/
Haulen670/
Aullin670/
Euslen670/
Oellen670/

Gullen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gullen in the Hindi language
गुल्लेंgullem-

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