von Gahlen Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
von Gahlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
von Gahlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Gahlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Gahlen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Gahlen? popularity and diffusion
The last name von Gahlen is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name von Gahlen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of von Gahlen live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname von Gahlen is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live and Hesse, where 25 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Ahlen | 95 | 17 | / |
| von Galen | 95 | 16 | / |
| von Gehlen | 90 | 120 | / |
| von Gaillen | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Galen | 84 | 3,188 | / |
| von Ohlen | 84 | 104 | / |
| von Halen | 84 | 10 | / |
| von Holen | 84 | 2 | / |
| von Allen | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Ahlen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Gaalen | 80 | 2,214 | / |
| von Hollen | 80 | 194 | / |
| van Gaelen | 80 | 88 | / |
| van Gehlen | 80 | 29 | / |
| von Hallen | 80 | 0 | / |
| von Heilen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Alen | 78 | 219 | / |
| van Allen | 74 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 74 | 613 | / |
| van Golen | 74 | 153 | / |
| van Holen | 74 | 81 | / |
| van Aalen | 74 | 47 | / |
| van Ohlen | 74 | 47 | / |
| van Aulen | 74 | 24 | / |
| von Halem | 74 | 24 | / |
| van Gelen | 74 | 15 | / |
| Van-Galen | 74 | 4 | / |
| von Allem | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Galhn | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Haalen | 70 | 390 | / |
| van Goolen | 70 | 341 | / |
| van Heulen | 70 | 87 | / |
| van Geleen | 70 | 59 | / |
| van Goylen | 70 | 53 | / |
| van Hollen | 70 | 22 | / |
| van Hallen | 70 | 12 | / |
| van Gielen | 70 | 6 | / |
| Von-Hollen | 70 | 5 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Houlen | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Alem | 67 | 349 | / |
| von Hasseln | 67 | 24 | / |
| von Gosseln | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Olen | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Alin | 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 von Gahlen
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