van der Galien Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Galien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Galien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: van der Galiën (139) are calculated separately.

van der Galien Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Galien Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van der Galien occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: van der Galiën. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Galien? popularity and diffusion

It is the 830,559th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van der Galien are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 53,953. In The Netherlands van der Galien is most frequent in: Friesland, where 50 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

van der Galien Last Name Statistics demography

van der Galien earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 135.75% more than the national average, earning R 560,220 per year.

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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
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