Peels Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7171:23,5533,799
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Peels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peels is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peels? popularity and diffusion

Peels is the 307,971st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The last name Peels is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Peels reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 23,553. In The Netherlands Peels is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 59 percent reside, Limburg, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Peels exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.

Peels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peels last name increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Peels surname is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peels last name are 22.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 961.39% more than the national average, earning R 2,522,260 per year and in United States they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $38,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeles917/
Pehels911/
Pheels911/
Peeals911/
Peyels910/
Pels894,058/
Peehles832/
Poels803,865/
Pells801,032/
Piels80464/
Pelse80285/
Pelsh80213/
Peals80204/
Pelss80111/
Pehls8078/
Peyls8077/
Pelst8055/
Puels8034/
Pelsø809/
Pelhs803/
Pyels802/
Paels801/
Peelz800/
Pls7543/
Pauels73742/
Pelles73665/
Poehls73561/
Pieles73322/
Powels73212/
Pheils73115/
Pawels7350/
Pouels7326/
Peales7316/
Poeles7316/
Pelhős7315/
Pelshe739/
Phiels739/
Peijls738/
Peules736/
Pueles733/
Pelsch733/
Paehls733/
Peyles732/
Pejols731/
Pheals731/
Peiles731/
Payels730/
Pyells730/
Pelz6711,213/
Puelles677,142/
Pils672,799/
Ples672,114/
Powells67346/
Püls67201/
Pyls6759/
Pielsch6746/
Påls6740/
Pejoles6740/
Pöls679/
Pawells679/
Puelsch677/
Powelss675/
Poyeles674/
Pehales673/
Plss673/
Phls673/
Pauelse672/
Pauuels671/
Paweles671/
Poweles671/
Pelx671/
Phoehls671/
Plse671/
Pawelsz671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Pelš671/
Poelles671/
Pèls671/
Pouelse671/
Peasles670/

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