Noël Surname
Approximately 8,583 people bear this surname
Noël Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 3,177 | 1:4,278 | 686 |
| Belgium | 2,769 | 1:4,152 | 456 |
| France | 914 | 1:72,673 | 10,166 |
| Haiti | 807 | 1:13,239 | 1,287 |
| Canada | 348 | 1:105,878 | 11,408 |
| Switzerland | 338 | 1:24,299 | 3,829 |
| South Africa | 127 | 1:426,596 | 36,772 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Nõel (12) are calculated separately.
Noël (14,192) may also be a first name.
Noël Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noël Come From? nationality or country of origin
Noël has its highest incidence in Chad. It may be found in the variant forms: Nõel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Noël? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,822nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 849,067 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Noël live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Noël is also the 48,156th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 14,192 people.
This surname is most common in Chad, where it is held by 3,177 people, or 1 in 4,278. Beside Chad this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 32 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noëll | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nouël | 89 | 5 | / |
| Noële | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nol | 86 | 9,447 | / |
| Nõel | 83 | 12 | / |
| Noëlle | 80 | 24 | / |
| Noll | 75 | 38,011 | / |
| Nole | 75 | 10,753 | / |
| Nold | 75 | 5,329 | / |
| Noil | 75 | 4,801 | / |
| Nool | 75 | 3,730 | / |
| Nolt | 75 | 3,039 | / |
| Nohl | 75 | 1,961 | / |
| Noyl | 75 | 914 | / |
| Noul | 75 | 667 | / |
| Ngol | 75 | 368 | / |
| Gnol | 75 | 30 | / |
| Naël | 75 | 29 | / |
| Notl | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nnol | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nuol | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nhol | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nolh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nolp | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nojl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Noëlová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nolle | 67 | 2,058 | / |
| Nosel | 67 | 631 | / |
| Nosil | 67 | 370 | / |
| Noule | 67 | 275 | / |
| Ngoul | 67 | 194 | / |
| Noyle | 67 | 187 | / |
| Notel | 67 | 175 | / |
| Noldt | 67 | 121 | / |
| Nhole | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ngoyl | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gnole | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nolph | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nogli | 67 | 53 | / |
| Noole | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nohýl | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nocel | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nocil | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nooll | 67 | 18 | / |
| Noile | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngoil | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gnoll | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noitl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nolth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nohyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngoll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nosle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noull | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nould | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nottl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nolld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuole | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnoll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nuold | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Noël
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