Poolen Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poolen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Poolen Last Name Facts

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

Poolen is most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poolen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. Poolen is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Poolen reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Poolen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 62,778. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 37 percent live, Gelderland, where 32 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Poolen is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.

Poolen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poolen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poolen Last Name Statistics demography

Poolen earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.02% less than the national average, earning R 175,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoolen922/
Pooleun921/
Polen914,864/
Pooln911/
Poolyaen861/
Pollen831,916/
Pohlen831,244/
Poleng83862/
Poelen83371/
Poulen83283/
Polent83103/
Polhen8364/
Poolin8361/
Polien8349/
Polehn8343/
Polend8328/
Poilen837/
Poleen835/
Polaen833/
Poolem832/
Poslen831/
Poleun831/
Potlen831/
Poln8011/
Pollien77412/
Pollehn77253/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Polenne7721/
Poullen7714/
Polleng7711/
Pouslen774/
Pohlenk774/
Poilien774/
Poellen773/
Pohlent773/
Polentt772/
Poolina771/
Polengh771/
Polleen771/
Pholeng771/
Polyuen771/
Posllen770/
Pooling770/
Pollent770/
Pollend770/
Pfoelen770/
Polin7314,131/
Palen737,555/
Polyn731,126/
Polem73846/
Pulen73187/
Polne7320/
Polín7310/
Pólen737/
Polln733/
Pouln732/
Pálen731/
Polõn731/
Polnn730/
Poeln730/
Polhn730/
Polenova711,915/
Polenová71204/
Puolienė7147/
Pollenne7113/
Pohlendt7111/
Poellien718/
Pollaehn713/
Poillien711/
Phohleng711/
Poullaen710/
Poulin6740,157/
Pullen6729,957/
Poling6710,284/
Polina675,877/
Phalen672,617/
Pollin671,455/
Pallen671,364/
Paleng671,035/
Paulen671,028/
Pollyn67997/
Peulen67862/
Püllen67433/
Puleng67376/
Pahlen67348/
Polion67302/
Paslen67255/
Polyna67154/
Polyon67129/
Polgin67105/
Palent6751/
Patlen6750/
Paleen6749/
Pollem6740/
Pholin6740/
Palenc6737/
Puilen6730/
Pulent6730/
Pohlin6729/
Palien6729/
Polhem6717/
Polind6712/
Poelin6710/
Pohlén6710/
Polijn679/
Puolin678/
Poylin677/
Puhlen677/
Poglin677/
Palaen677/
Poulyn676/
Pulhen675/
Poläng675/
Polhin675/
Potlem674/
Palend674/
Polinn674/
Paalen673/
Poilin673/
Puloen672/
Pohlem672/
Poslin672/
Poluin672/
Polynt672/
Potlin672/
Poolim672/
Poleem671/
Ppolem671/
Phulen671/
Paluen671/
Polint671/
Pâlenk671/
Poulengue671/
Pholem671/
Paleun670/
Putlen670/
Puslen670/
Pulend670/
Poslem670/

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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 Poolen
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