von Galen Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
von Galen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
von Galen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Galen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Galen is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Galen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of von Galen reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 69 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil von Galen is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 91 percent live and Pernambuco, where 9 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Gahlen | 95 | 8 | / |
| von Gaillen | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Galen | 89 | 3,188 | / |
| von Ahlen | 89 | 17 | / |
| von Halen | 89 | 10 | / |
| von Allen | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Gaalen | 84 | 2,214 | / |
| von Gehlen | 84 | 120 | / |
| van Gaelen | 84 | 88 | / |
| von Hallen | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Alen | 82 | 219 | / |
| van Allen | 78 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 78 | 613 | / |
| van Golen | 78 | 153 | / |
| von Ohlen | 78 | 104 | / |
| van Aalen | 78 | 47 | / |
| von Halem | 78 | 24 | / |
| van Aulen | 78 | 24 | / |
| van Gelen | 78 | 15 | / |
| Van-Galen | 78 | 4 | / |
| von Holen | 78 | 2 | / |
| von Allem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Ahlen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Galhn | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Haalen | 74 | 390 | / |
| van Goolen | 74 | 341 | / |
| von Hollen | 74 | 194 | / |
| van Geleen | 74 | 59 | / |
| van Goylen | 74 | 53 | / |
| van Gehlen | 74 | 29 | / |
| van Hallen | 74 | 12 | / |
| van Gielen | 74 | 6 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 74 | 3 | / |
| von Heilen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Alem | 71 | 349 | / |
| van Olen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Alin | 71 | 0 | / |
| von Hasseln | 70 | 24 | / |
| von Halling | 70 | 6 | / |
| von Gosseln | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Eylen | 67 | 592 | / |
| van Halem | 67 | 342 | / |
| van Holen | 67 | 81 | / |
| van Ohlen | 67 | 47 | / |
| Van-Allen | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Allyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Van-Halen | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Allin | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Eulen | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Oslin | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Allem | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Oslen | 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
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- 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 Galen
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