van Gael Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
van Gael Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 132 | 1:87,096 | 13,579 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
van Gael Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gael Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Gael is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gael? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,478,479th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Gael are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 87,096. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Ael | 93 | 177 | / |
| van Geel | 88 | 4,164 | / |
| van Giel | 88 | 404 | / |
| van Hael | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Gell | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Haele | 82 | 65 | / |
| van Gheel | 82 | 36 | / |
| van Geele | 82 | 25 | / |
| van Aggel | 82 | 23 | / |
| van Geijl | 82 | 11 | / |
| van Gijel | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ghiel | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Gault | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Oel | 80 | 265 | / |
| van Eil | 80 | 136 | / |
| van Eyl | 80 | 77 | / |
| van Geysel | 78 | 23 | / |
| van Heel | 75 | 1,499 | / |
| van Eijl | 75 | 260 | / |
| van Hiel | 75 | 174 | / |
| van Eyll | 75 | 170 | / |
| van Eyle | 75 | 12 | / |
| van Heyl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Van-Geel | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Gill | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Haul | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Ault | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Huel | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Auld | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Gilt | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Heil | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Geyssel | 74 | 10 | / |
| van Geijsel | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Heule | 71 | 333 | / |
| van Eijle | 71 | 55 | / |
| van Heijl | 71 | 18 | / |
| van Haule | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Gould | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Haell | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Hoesel | 67 | 404 | / |
| van Ouysel | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Gil | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Howell | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gael
- 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