de Wael Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

de Wael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wael Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0391:11,0651,610
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

de Wael Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Wael is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wael? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 334,641st most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of de Wael are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 11,065. In Belgium de Wael is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Belgium it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

de Wael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Wael has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the de Wael surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Waele935,266/
de Wel9289/
de Waelle8823/
de Wiel8618/
de Well863/
de Bael861/
de Welt861/
der Wel861/
De-Waele8022/
der Wehl807/
da Waele801/
de Bel77876/
de Vel77115/
de Wil77113/
da Wel771/
De-Waelle754/
de Boel71424/
de Wilt71402/
de Veld71310/
de Bell71192/
de Viel715/
der Bel711/
de Will710/
de Viell6732/
der Veldt632/
de Bil62154/
de Vil62116/
de Byl6238/
de Bÿl621/
de Uil621/
De-Bel621/
da Bel621/
de Bijl57521/
de Bihl578/
di Bell572/
der Byl571/
De-Wild571/
De-Bell571/
de Bill570/
De-Viell5311/
der Bijl531/
da Bl501/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Wael
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