Priels Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Priels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2561:44,9097,303
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Priëls (3) are calculated separately.

Priels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priels is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Priëls. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Priels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Priels live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 44,909. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 54 percent live, Flemish Region, where 39 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Belgium Priels is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priëls943/
Prieels92170/
Priëels9217/
Prieëls921/
Prils9161/
Prels9123/
Proels8377/
Prills839/
Prells838/
Prehls833/
Pruels831/
Preels831/
Prelss831/
Preils831/
Preals830/
Proelss7770/
Prailes7749/
Prilles7722/
Preales772/
Prowels771/
Prelles771/
Preyles771/
Preiles771/
Praials771/
Pröls73455/
Prelz737/
Prilz731/
Prejoles71872/
Prijoles71253/
Praisles711/
Prailles711/
Prayeles711/
Prueless710/
Prölss6737/
Proelß678/
Prouls677/
Prauls672/
Prelch671/
Proilx671/
Preulx670/
Prilce670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Priels
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis