Pegels Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pegels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2211:76,41312,925
Germany1041:774,09157,434
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pegels Last Name Facts

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

Pegels occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pegels is the 785,023rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pegels are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 76,413. In The Netherlands Pegels is mostly found in: South Holland, where 77 percent are found, Gelderland, where 11 percent are found and North Brabant, where 4 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Pegels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pegels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pegels last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegels Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pegels earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pegelse922/
Paegels920/
Pegls910/
Pagels833,496/
Pogels832/
Pögels831/
Pechels776/
Peagles772/
Peecles771/
Peggles770/
Piegles770/
Peigles770/
Pagls732/
Pecheles717/
Peechles711/
Pecles6710/
Peijls678/
Peselz676/
Pagelz675/
Pagils672/
Pezles671/
Pizels671/
Pesles671/
Pexles670/
Pecils670/
Peicles621/
Peasles620/
Pighills5774/
Pijls55785/
Paizelles534/
Pagles50184/
Picles507/
Pigles501/
Piselz501/
Pisles500/

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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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  • 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 Pegels
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