van de Poel Surname
Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname
van de Poel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,333 | 1:8,625 | 1,212 |
| Netherlands | 319 | 1:52,938 | 9,079 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: van de Poêl (1) are calculated separately.
van de Poel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van de Poel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van de Poel is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: van de Poêl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van de Poel? popularity and diffusion
The surname van de Poel is the 235,214th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van de Poel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 8,625. In Belgium van de Poel is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van de Poêl | 97 | 1 | / |
| van der Poel | 96 | 6,366 | / |
| van de Poele | 96 | 130 | / |
| van de Pol | 95 | 3,044 | / |
| van der Pol | 91 | 7,938 | / |
| van de Poll | 91 | 673 | / |
| van de Pool | 91 | 2 | / |
| van der Poll | 87 | 1,981 | / |
| van der Pool | 87 | 271 | / |
| van der Peyl | 87 | 51 | / |
| van der Pelt | 87 | 7 | / |
| van der Peijl | 83 | 368 | / |
| van der Paelt | 83 | 90 | / |
| van der Pholl | 83 | 8 | / |
| van der Poole | 83 | 1 | / |
| van der Pyl | 82 | 32 | / |
| van de Paul | 82 | 1 | / |
| van der Pijl | 78 | 1,395 | / |
| van der Puil | 78 | 51 | / |
| van der Puyl | 78 | 22 | / |
| von der Pool | 78 | 2 | / |
| van der Pyll | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Poel | 78 | 1 | / |
| van der Pijll | 75 | 136 | / |
| van der Puijl | 75 | 66 | / |
| Van-Der-Pyl | 64 | 2 | / |
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van de Poel Reference & Research
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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
- 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 van de Poel
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis