Poels Surname

118,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,8361:6,262789
Netherlands1,4571:11,5901,627
France1571:423,07561,574
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada591:624,50251,218
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Poels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poels is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poels is the 118,939th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,885,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Poels live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Poels is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 1,836 people, or 1 in 6,262. In Belgium Poels is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Belgium this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 38 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Poels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Poels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poels last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poehls91561/
Powels91212/
Pouels9126/
Poeles9116/
Poelst9111/
Poelhs912/
Pels894,058/
Pols894,008/
Powells83346/
Powelss835/
Poyeles834/
Poeglis832/
Poweles831/
Phoehls831/
Poelles831/
Pouelse831/
Poles803,956/
Peels801,226/
Pells801,032/
Pouls80660/
Piels80464/
Pelse80285/
Pelsh80213/
Peals80204/
Polls80157/
Pools80129/
Pelss80111/
Pehls8078/
Peyls8077/
Pelst8055/
Puels8034/
Poelz8032/
Polsz8027/
Phols8018/
Poils8014/
Polss809/
Pelsø809/
Pelhs803/
Pyels802/
Poyls801/
Paels801/
Poweless772/
Puohelse772/
Pls7543/
Pujols7318,877/
Poulos7311,336/
Pauels73742/
Pelles73665/
Polles73574/
Pieles73322/
Poules73240/
Pooles73141/
Pheils73115/
Poiles7380/
Pawels7350/
Powelz7329/
Poulse7328/
Poelje7318/
Peales7316/
Pelhős7315/
Poless739/
Pelshe739/
Phiels739/
Peijls738/
Peeles737/
Pahels737/
Peules736/
Pojols733/
Paehls733/
Pelsch733/
Pueles733/
Puyols733/
Peyles732/
Peeals731/
Poulls731/
Pheals731/
Peiles731/
Pijols731/
Pejols731/
Pohils731/
Poyals731/
Pheels731/
Pehels731/
Poyles730/
Peyels730/
Pyells730/
Payels730/
Pholes730/
Phouls730/
Poucelles711/
Powelless711/
Pelz6711,213/
Puls679,928/
Puelles677,142/
Pils672,799/
Polz672,324/
Ples672,114/
Poulhes67204/
Püls67201/
Poyales67118/
Puyoles67104/
Poujols6792/
Pyls6759/
Poulles6750/
Pielsch6746/
Pejoles6740/
Påls6740/
Pouyles6722/
Pawells679/
Pöls679/
Puelsch677/
Plss673/
Pehales673/
Phls673/
Peehles672/
Pujoles672/
Pauelse672/
Polless671/
Pauuels671/
Pujools671/
Pouless671/
Pelx671/
Phoolse671/
Plse671/
Paweles671/
Pawelsz671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Pelš671/
Pojales671/
Poeltje671/
Pèls671/
Polš671/
Pouiles671/
Pujolls670/
Peasles670/
Paesles670/
Poulese670/

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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 Poels
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