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Where Does The Last Name Poel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Poel (Russian: Поел) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 135,000^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,187,139 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Poel reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Poel is also the 694,534^th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 173 people.

Poel is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,253. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 25 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Poel exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Poel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Poel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poel surname expanded 1,297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poel last name are 27.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,024 CAD per year.