Oevelen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oevelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oevelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oevelen (21) may also be a first name.

Oevelen Last Name Facts

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

Oevelen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oevelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oevelen is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Oevelen are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 456,410. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 57 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 19 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Evelen9232/
Evelien8663/
Eveleen863/
Evelenn862/
Eveln833/
Heuvelen809/
Ouweelen805/
Evelleen801/
Evelin77715/
Hoveln7780/
Avelen7715/
Ovelin7713/
Ovolen775/
Evalen773/
Evolen772/
Evelýn771/
Evilen771/
Uvelen771/
Evelln771/
Hevelin71123/
Evellin71108/
Eubelen7134/
Evelönn7130/
Owellen7119/
Hoevelinck7112/
Havelen719/
Heuveln717/
Hovelin716/
Avellen715/
Evelinn712/
Uevelin712/
Eavelyn711/
Hewelen711/
Evehlyn711/
Evhelyn711/
Ovallen711/
Ovillen711/
Evaluen711/
Iveelen711/
Hevalen711/
Eavelin710/
Heuvelin6784/
Ouweleen6772/
Havellen6725/
Heavelyn6715/
O'Wellen6713/
Avelienė678/
Heavelin674/
D'Evelin672/
Aveln672/
Hevillen671/
Huevelin671/
Evaln671/
Hevyllen671/
Yevelina671/
Heavilen671/
Howellen670/

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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 Oevelen
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