van Gelen Surname
5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands
van Gelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geelen | 95 | 663 | / |
| van Gaelen | 95 | 88 | / |
| van Geleen | 95 | 59 | / |
| van Gehlen | 95 | 29 | / |
| van Gielen | 95 | 6 | / |
| van Elen | 94 | 39 | / |
| van Galen | 89 | 3,188 | / |
| van Eylen | 89 | 592 | / |
| van Golen | 89 | 153 | / |
| van Ellen | 89 | 141 | / |
| van Eelen | 89 | 51 | / |
| van Ielen | 89 | 24 | / |
| van Helen | 89 | 4 | / |
| van Glenn | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Eulen | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Gaalen | 84 | 2,214 | / |
| von Gehlen | 84 | 120 | / |
| van Heulen | 84 | 87 | / |
| van Goylen | 84 | 53 | / |
| van Zeilen | 84 | 19 | / |
| van Hellen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Zeylen | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Eellen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Zeelen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Heelen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Ceelen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Seilen | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Gessellen | 82 | 16 | / |
| van Eyslend | 80 | 37 | / |
| von Glehn | 78 | 111 | / |
| van Gesselleen | 78 | 20 | / |
| von Galen | 78 | 16 | / |
| van Zilen | 78 | 16 | / |
| von Ellen | 78 | 14 | / |
| van Eslin | 78 | 6 | / |
| Van-Galen | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Ellin | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Helem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Zylen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Galhn | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Sehellen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Zuylen | 74 | 1,348 | / |
| van Zuilen | 74 | 783 | / |
| von Seelen | 74 | 114 | / |
| van Hellem | 74 | 45 | / |
| van Suilen | 74 | 35 | / |
| van Suylen | 74 | 10 | / |
| von Gahlen | 74 | 8 | / |
| von Sehlen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 74 | 3 | / |
| van Eslind | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Cuylen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Heling | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Hellen | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Heilen | 74 | 0 | / |
| von Gillen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Zuijlen | 70 | 1,109 | / |
| van Suijlen | 70 | 15 | / |
| von Gaillen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Guislin | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Guysling | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Guisling | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Zylin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gelen
- 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