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
The surname von Gahlen is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of von Gahlen.
How Common Is The Last Name von Gahlen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of von Gahlen reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live and Hesse, where 25 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common 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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