Poelwijk Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poelwijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poelwijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1671:101,12116,397
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Poelwijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poelwijk occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poelwijk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poelwijk is the 1,252,959th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Poelwijk reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 101,121. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 35 percent are found, South Holland, where 32 percent are found and Utrecht, where 18 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Poelwijk Last Name Statistics demography

Poelwijk earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polwijk9317/
Poelwyk8017/
Pholwik801/
Polwick800/
Plewik71501/
Polvik712/
Poluik711/
Pellvik6714/
Pollvik6710/

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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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  • 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 Poelwijk
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