von Gehlen Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
von Gehlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
von Gehlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Gehlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Gehlen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Gehlen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,658,108th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of von Gehlen live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany von Gehlen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live, Hamburg, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gehlen | 90 | 29 | / |
| von Gahlen | 90 | 8 | / |
| von Sehlen | 90 | 4 | / |
| von Glehn | 84 | 111 | / |
| von Galen | 84 | 16 | / |
| van Gelen | 84 | 15 | / |
| von Ellen | 84 | 14 | / |
| van Geelen | 80 | 663 | / |
| von Seelen | 80 | 114 | / |
| van Gaelen | 80 | 88 | / |
| van Geleen | 80 | 59 | / |
| van Gielen | 80 | 6 | / |
| von Hellen | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Heilen | 80 | 0 | / |
| von Gillen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Elen | 78 | 39 | / |
| von Gaillen | 76 | 2 | / |
| van Galen | 74 | 3,188 | / |
| van Eylen | 74 | 592 | / |
| van Golen | 74 | 153 | / |
| van Ellen | 74 | 141 | / |
| van Eelen | 74 | 51 | / |
| van Ielen | 74 | 24 | / |
| van Helen | 74 | 4 | / |
| van Glenn | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Eulen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Sehellen | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Gaalen | 70 | 2,214 | / |
| van Heulen | 70 | 87 | / |
| van Goylen | 70 | 53 | / |
| van Zeilen | 70 | 19 | / |
| van Gessellen | 70 | 16 | / |
| van Hellen | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Zeylen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Zeelen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Eellen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Heelen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Ceelen | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Hillem | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Seilen | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Eyslend | 67 | 37 | / |
| van Gesselleen | 67 | 20 | / |
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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 Gehlen
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