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

The last name Poels is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Poels is the 118,939^th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,885,523 people. Poels is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Poels live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,836 people, or 1 in 6,262. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Walloon Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Belgium this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 38 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Poels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Poels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poels last name increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Poels surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.94% less than the national average, earning 169,772 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $53,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,926 CAD per year.