Joêl Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Joêl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joêl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Joel (161,330), Joél (10) & Joèl (8) are calculated separately.

Joêl (130) may also be a first name.

Joêl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joêl is found most in France. It can be found as: Joel, Joél or Joèl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joêl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Joêl are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Joêl is also the 814,623rd most common first name world-wide, held by 130 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Joêl is most numerous in: Guadeloupe, where 50 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 50 percent reside. Aside from France this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joel92161,330/
Joél9210/
Joèl928/
Joêlle801/
Jaêl751/
Joele67797/
Joell67338/
Joail67195/
Jouil6741/
Joeyl674/
Jooil671/
Joelp671/
Jooel671/
Joelh671/
Joesl671/

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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 Joêl
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