Noël Surname

58,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Belgium

Noël Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noël Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3,1771:4,278686
Belgium2,7691:4,152456
France9141:72,67310,166
Haiti8071:13,2391,287
Canada3481:105,87811,408
Switzerland3381:24,2993,829
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noëll899/
Nouël895/
Noële892/
Nol869,447/
Nõel8312/
Noëlle8024/
Noll7538,011/
Nole7510,753/
Nold755,329/
Noil754,801/
Nool753,730/
Nolt753,039/
Nohl751,961/
Noyl75914/
Noul75667/
Ngol75368/
Gnol7530/
Naël7529/
Notl7517/
Nnol7515/
Nuol7515/
Nhol7514/
Nolh759/
Nolp757/
Nojl752/
Noëlová731/
Nolle672,058/
Nosel67631/
Nosil67370/
Noule67275/
Ngoul67194/
Noyle67187/
Notel67175/
Noldt67121/
Nhole67117/
Ngoyl6772/
Gnole6761/
Nolph6760/
Nogli6753/
Noole6748/
Nohýl6726/
Nocel6723/
Nocil6720/
Nooll6718/
Noile6717/
Ngoil6712/
Gnoll6710/
Noitl678/
Nolth672/
Nohyl672/
Ngoll672/
Nosle672/
Noull672/
Nould671/
Hnole671/
Nottl671/
Nolld671/
Nohll671/
Noltt671/
Noill671/
Nuole671/
N'Gol671/
Nnole671/
Hnoll670/
Nuold670/

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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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  • 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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