Peelen Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3831:12,2111,737
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Norway141:367,30634,015
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Peelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peelen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,410th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,019,606 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Peelen are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,383 people, or 1 in 12,211. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 38 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Peelen is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Peelen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peelen surname are 0.91999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Peelen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning 475,997 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,249 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelen913,231/
Peulen83862/
Poelen83371/
Peleng83343/
Pielen83249/
Pelenc83243/
Pelenk83133/
Pelien83130/
Phelen83102/
Peteln8358/
Peslen8317/
Peilen8314/
Pelent835/
Peelem834/
Peylen832/
Puelen831/
Pehlen831/
Pelenq831/
Pelenn830/
Pealen830/
Peelin830/
Petlen830/
Plen80317/
Peeling77926/
Pellene77127/
Pealien7740/
Peillen7724/
Puellen7718/
Pheelin778/
Phielen777/
Poellen773/
Pheilen772/
Pawelen772/
Phellen771/
Phealen771/
Peelyon771/
Peileng771/
Phelaen771/
Phelenq771/
Pelienė771/
Peelina771/
Peilien770/
Phaelen770/
Pieleen770/
Phelend770/
Piellen770/
Pfoelen770/
Pehlien770/
Pelin737,607/
Palen737,555/
Polen734,864/
Plehn731,261/
Pelyn73607/
Pelem73454/
Pilen73150/
Plenn7388/
Pløen7351/
Pylen739/
Plene738/
Plenh737/
Pelén734/
Pheln733/
Pueln731/
Pelèn731/
Poeln730/
Pecellin71680/
Pesellin71159/
Pelenova7145/
Peillien7118/
Petellin7114/
Pecellín7113/
Pauwelen717/
Piggelen715/
Piejelin711/
Pielienė711/
Pecillen711/
Pelenque711/
Petellyn711/
Phalen672,617/
Pollen671,916/
Pallen671,364/
Pohlen671,244/
Paulen671,028/
Pilien67909/
Peling67712/
Pelina67652/
Petlin67617/
Pailen67407/
Philen67392/
Pahlen67348/
Poulen67283/
Peylin67185/
Pielin67170/
Peslin67137/
Pelyna67115/
Pileng67100/
Piolen6784/
Pelinq6774/
Paleen6749/
Polien6749/
Polehn6743/
Pieleń6743/
Peilin6733/
Puilen6730/
Palien6729/
Pilenc6724/
Plenne6720/
Pelion6718/
Paylen6717/
Pealin6714/
Plehen6714/
Pessellin6714/
Pylent6713/
Peluun6713/
Pijlen6711/
Poelin6710/
Pelyon6710/
Pilent679/
Poilen677/
Palaen677/
Phelin676/
Poleen675/
Paalen673/
Polaen673/
Peulin672/
Pilend672/
Phelem672/
Phylen672/
Pescellin672/
Petlem672/
Phaeln671/
Petiln671/
Phlene671/
Paluen671/
Pelemq671/
Peilem671/
Péleng671/
Puelén671/
Pelgin670/
Puelin670/
Pelynn670/
Plehne670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peelen
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