Noèl Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Noèl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noèl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Noel (240,252), Noêl (11), Noél (8) & Nóel (1) are calculated separately.

Noèl (1,400) may also be a first name.

Noèl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noèl is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Noel, Noêl, Noél or Nóel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noèl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Noèl live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 208,997th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,400 people.

The surname Noèl is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 100 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noel92240,252/
Noêl9211/
Noél928/
Nóel831/
Noell673,052/
Nohel67557/
Noele6783/
Ngoel6773/
Nouil6752/
Noail6742/
Nohil678/
Noelp677/
Noelt672/
Hnoel671/
Noeld670/
Nooel670/

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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 Noèl
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