Caels Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Caels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
France141:4,744,480251,814
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Caels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caels Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Caels is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Caels are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 108,459. In Belgium Caels is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 52 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 30 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Belgium it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caiels9165/
Cajels9116/
Caeles913/
Chaels912/
Cels89377/
Caelles83430/
Cajeles83330/
Caheles837/
Chaeles834/
Caiells831/
Caaells831/
Chaeyls831/
Chaelse831/
Cawells830/
Caweles830/
Caeless830/
Cells80782/
Coels80248/
Saels80110/
Chels8076/
Kaels8050/
Cuels8024/
Ceuls8018/
Cauls8012/
Zaels808/
Cails803/
Ceals803/
Ceels801/
Ceils801/
Cayls800/
Cahelles7719/
Causells771/
Caessels770/
Cls7514/
Celles73699/
Cailes73424/
Caules73388/
Cowels73145/
Coelst7390/
Cheals7322/
Chells7319/
Coeles734/
Cayles733/
Coells733/
Saeles732/
Ceales731/
Jaeles731/
Cuiels731/
Couels731/
Caills731/
Cajals731/
Ceyles731/
Cuells731/
Kayels730/
Scoels730/
Cheels730/
Caulls730/
Ceules730/
Choels730/
Caelesova711/
Cahiles67693/
Chelles67639/
Cajoles67638/
Kels67586/
Cailles67460/
Cajales67431/
Cayless67367/
Cajiles67259/
Coelsch67178/
Ceilles6792/
Cheales6775/
Cles6768/
Cils6751/
Coelles6750/
Cuelles6749/
Cowells6738/
Cayales6712/
Cheiles677/
Clse674/
Cahills673/
Khaelss673/
Coweles672/
Cejales672/
Cojales672/
Cajules672/
Kaisels671/
Quaiels671/
Saelehs671/
Kaelsch671/
Kausels671/
Celz671/
Clsh671/
Qcls671/
Saehles671/
Ckls671/
Clsj671/
Clss671/
Clsz671/
Coeless670/
Caulles670/
Cauiles670/
Choells670/

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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 Caels
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