van Galen Surname
Approximately 3,188 people bear this surname
van Galen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,893 | 1:5,837 | 629 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
van Galen Demographics
Average van Galen Salary in
United States
$97,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gaalen | 95 | 2,214 | / |
| van Gaelen | 95 | 88 | / |
| van Alen | 94 | 219 | / |
| van Allen | 89 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 89 | 613 | / |
| van Golen | 89 | 153 | / |
| van Aalen | 89 | 47 | / |
| van Aulen | 89 | 24 | / |
| von Galen | 89 | 16 | / |
| van Gelen | 89 | 15 | / |
| Van-Galen | 89 | 4 | / |
| van Ahlen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Galhn | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Haalen | 84 | 390 | / |
| van Goolen | 84 | 341 | / |
| van Geleen | 84 | 59 | / |
| van Goylen | 84 | 53 | / |
| van Gehlen | 84 | 29 | / |
| van Hallen | 84 | 12 | / |
| von Gahlen | 84 | 8 | / |
| van Gielen | 84 | 6 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Alem | 82 | 349 | / |
| van Alin | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Olen | 82 | 0 | / |
| von Gaillen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Eylen | 78 | 592 | / |
| van Halem | 78 | 342 | / |
| van Holen | 78 | 81 | / |
| van Ohlen | 78 | 47 | / |
| von Ahlen | 78 | 17 | / |
| von Halen | 78 | 10 | / |
| Van-Allen | 78 | 7 | / |
| van Allyn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Van-Halen | 78 | 2 | / |
| von Allen | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Allin | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Eulen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Allem | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Oslen | 78 | 0 | / |
| von Gehlen | 74 | 120 | / |
| van Heulen | 74 | 87 | / |
| van Haalem | 74 | 55 | / |
| van Hollen | 74 | 22 | / |
| van Hallem | 74 | 17 | / |
| Van-Goolen | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Hallen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Houlen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Eyslend | 70 | 37 | / |
| van Hasseln | 70 | 23 | / |
| von Ohlen | 67 | 104 | / |
| von Halem | 67 | 24 | / |
| von Holen | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Allem | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ossellen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Galen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis