Pools Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Suriname

Pools Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pools Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
France231:2,887,944200,772
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Pools (26) may also be a first name.

Pools Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pools is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pools? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pools reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 205,297. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Belgium it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Pools Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pools last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooles91141/
Pols894,008/
Phoolse831/
Pootles830/
Poles803,956/
Poels803,865/
Pouls80660/
Pohls80233/
Polls80157/
Polst8087/
Polse8074/
Polsz8027/
Phols8018/
Poils8014/
Polss809/
Polhs807/
Potls801/
Poolz801/
Poyls801/
Pootless774/
Popoulos771/
Poulos7311,336/
Polese734,381/
Polles73574/
Poehls73561/
Poules73240/
Poiles7380/
Polesz7346/
Poulse7328/
Poeles7316/
Poless739/
Pohles732/
Posles732/
Poolce731/
Poulls731/
Pholes730/
Posels730/
Polest730/
Phouls730/
Poyles730/
Puls679,928/
Pals673,770/
Polz672,324/
Poulhes67204/
Püls67201/
Poulles6750/
Pouyles6722/
Pollese6719/
Poglies679/
Polsová679/
Páls673/
Polsova673/
Polesse672/
Pouless671/
Polš671/
Poelles671/
Polless671/
Phoehls671/
Possels670/
Poulese670/
Posells670/
Pottles670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pools
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