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 last name Peels occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peels? popularity and diffusion

Peels is the 307,971st most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The last name Peels is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Peels live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 23,553. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 59 percent are found, Limburg, where 11 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Peels is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Peels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peels surname expanded 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.41% being registered with 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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