Meels Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meels Last Name Facts

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

Meels is most common in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Meels are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 225,162. In The Netherlands Meels is most frequent in: Limburg, where 97 percent are found, North Brabant, where 1 percent are found and South Holland, where 1 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Meels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meels last name rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meels Last Name Statistics demography

Meels earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeles9164/
Mejels911/
Mels891,954/
Meisels831,999/
Measels8399/
Meggels8328/
Meelles831/
Meyells830/
Melse802,852/
Meals801,298/
Mells80729/
Mehls80452/
Miels80361/
Meils80204/
Melås80158/
Melsh8065/
Maels8050/
Meyls8023/
Moels8011/
Mejls805/
Myels801/
Muels801/
Hmels801/
Mmels801/
Melsø801/
Melsd801/
Measells77117/
Meichels7710/
Meissels772/
Meiscels771/
Meachels770/
Mehetels770/
Mls75104/
Mieles7313,155/
Melles734,174/
Meihls73193/
Miehls73168/
Meglis7353/
Meyles7348/
Meales7331/
Mowels7322/
Moyels7321/
Maeles7314/
Muehls7313/
Melsch7310/
Mellse739/
Miells737/
Mealls737/
Meiles736/
Maells735/
Melløs734/
Melsse734/
Mellås732/
Meules732/
Moeles732/
Mawels732/
Meills731/
Mell's731/
Meilhs731/
Muells731/
Myells730/
Myeles730/
Meiselles712/
Mellese673,407/
Miggels672,300/
Melz671,522/
Muggels67685/
Mielsch67375/
Mils67309/
Measles67304/
Meijles67110/
Melsova67107/
Möls6787/
Maisels6775/
Melless6745/
Mahiels6743/
Magiels6743/
Meisles6737/
Mles6714/
Melš6714/
Mlls6711/
Megliss6710/
Meilsøe678/
Mehales676/
Melx676/
Myls676/
Muelsch674/
Mihiels674/
Mlse673/
Maggels673/
Mielles672/
Meilehs672/
Maysels671/
Meihles671/
Meiless671/
Moweles671/
Melllsh671/
D'Mells671/
Meilles671/
Mauwels671/
Meioles671/
Meielch671/
Hmls671/
Mayeles671/
Mlsz671/
Mellest670/

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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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  • 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 Meels
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