van Giel Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Giel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Giel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3911:29,4034,739
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Giel Last Name Facts

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

van Giel is found most in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Giel.

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

The surname van Giel is the 721,185th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name van Giel is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Giel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Giel is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 29,403. In Belgium van Giel is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 2 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Geel884,164/
van Hiel88174/
van Gael88143/
van Ziel88142/
van Gill881/
van Gilt880/
van Gell880/
van El8666/
van Hiele8258/
van Gheel8236/
van Geele8225/
van Geijl8211/
van Zil802/
van Sil801/
von Gil801/
van Ell800/
van Zilt7515/
van Sell7513/
Van-Geel753/
Van-Hiel751/
van Jeel751/
van Jill751/
van Zeelt7159/
van Zl712/
Van-El712/
van Zeldt711/
van Zyl6772,635/
van Zÿl671/
van Jeslle670/
van Zyll6326/
von Zell633/
van Zhyl631/
van Schl631/
Von-Gelt631/
van Slet630/
van Slett5919/
Van-Zyl5321/
von Zyl532/

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