van Cools Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Cools Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Cools Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

van Cools Last Name Facts

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

van Cools is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Cools? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of van Cools reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The last name van Cools is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium van Cools is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 75 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium van Cools occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 50 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 van Cools
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