Poelen Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3371:50,1108,589
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poelen is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poelen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 767,694th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Poelen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 50,110. In The Netherlands Poelen is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 58 percent are found, Limburg, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Poelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poelen last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poelen Last Name Statistics demography

Poelen earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $50,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poellen923/
Poelent921/
Pfoelen920/
Polen914,864/
Pelen913,231/
Poeln910/
Poellien868/
Pollen831,916/
Peelen831,813/
Pohlen831,244/
Peulen83862/
Poolen83327/
Poulen83283/
Pielen83249/
Pelien83130/
Phelen83102/
Polien8349/
Polehn8343/
Peilen8314/
Poelin8310/
Poilen837/
Poleen835/
Polaen833/
Peylen832/
Puelen831/
Pehlen831/
Pelenn830/
Pealen830/
Poln8011/
Pollien77412/
Pollehn77253/
Poeling77228/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Pealien7740/
Peillen7724/
Poelina7721/
Puellen7718/
Paoilen7715/
Poullen7714/
Phielen777/
Pouslen774/
Poilien774/
Pheilen772/
Poehlng772/
Phoolen772/
Pawelen772/
Phellen771/
Phealen771/
Peileng771/
Phelaen771/
Pelienė771/
Powelln771/
Polleen771/
Polyuen771/
Peilien770/
Phaelen770/
Pieleen770/
Piellen770/
Pehlien770/
Polin7314,131/
Pelin737,607/
Palen737,555/
Polyn731,126/
Pulen73187/
Pólen737/
Pelén734/
Pheln733/
Polln733/
Pouln732/
Pooln731/
Pueln731/
Pelèn731/
Polnn730/
Polhn730/
Pouillen71133/
Poelling7135/
Peillien7118/
Pauwelen717/
Piggelen715/
Poillien711/
Paellien711/
Poweling710/
Poullaen710/
Poulin6740,157/
Pullen6729,957/
Phalen672,617/
Pollin671,455/
Pallen671,364/
Paulen671,028/
Pollyn67997/
Püllen67433/
Pailen67407/
Puleng67376/
Pahlen67348/
Peylin67185/
Pielin67170/
Poolin6761/
Paleen6749/
Pieleń6743/
Pholin6740/
Peilin6733/
Puilen6730/
Pulent6730/
Pohlin6729/
Palien6729/
Paylen6717/
Pealin6714/
Pouillien6714/
Pijlen6711/
Pohlén6710/
Polijn679/
Poylin677/
Puhlen677/
Palaen677/
Phelin676/
Poulyn676/
Pulhen675/
Polinn674/
Paalen673/
Poilin673/
Peulin672/
Puloen672/
Phoeyglin672/
Phaeln671/
Phulen671/
Paluen671/
Peilem671/
Puelén671/
Poulengue671/
Putlen670/
Puslen670/
Pulend670/
Puelin670/
Peelin670/
Pelynn670/

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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 Poelen
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