van Galen Surname

140,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Galen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Galen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8931:5,837629
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Canada461:800,99162,809
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark71:806,38843,211
France61:11,070,454349,096
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

van Galen Last Name Facts

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

van Galen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Galen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,089th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,285,930 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Galen live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Galen is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,893 people, or 1 in 5,837. In The Netherlands van Galen is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 24 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Galen is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

van Galen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Galen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Galen last name increased 414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Galen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Galen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning R 238,848 per year; in United States they earn 127.05% more than the national average, earning $97,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $55,934 CAD 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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  • 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 van Galen
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