Noêl Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Noêl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noêl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

The alternate forms: Noel (240,252), Noél (8), Noèl (2) & Nóel (1) are calculated separately.

Noêl (116) may also be a first name.

Noêl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noêl has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may be found as a variant: Noel, Noél, Noèl or Nóel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noêl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Noêl reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 116 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,642,378. In Belgium Noêl is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 71 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Flemish Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Belgium Noêl exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noel92240,252/
Noél928/
Noèl922/
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
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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 Noêl
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