van Giel Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
van Giel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 391 | 1:29,403 | 4,739 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Giel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Giel Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Giel occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further 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 frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. van Giel is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Giel are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 29,403. In Belgium van Giel is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Belgium this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 2 percent live and Costa Rica, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geel | 88 | 4,164 | / |
| van Hiel | 88 | 174 | / |
| van Gael | 88 | 143 | / |
| van Ziel | 88 | 142 | / |
| van Gill | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Gilt | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Gell | 88 | 0 | / |
| van El | 86 | 66 | / |
| van Hiele | 82 | 58 | / |
| van Gheel | 82 | 36 | / |
| van Geele | 82 | 25 | / |
| van Geijl | 82 | 11 | / |
| van Zil | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Sil | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Gil | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Ell | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Zilt | 75 | 15 | / |
| van Sell | 75 | 13 | / |
| Van-Geel | 75 | 3 | / |
| Van-Hiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Jeel | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Jill | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zeelt | 71 | 59 | / |
| van Zl | 71 | 2 | / |
| Van-El | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Zeldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zyl | 67 | 72,635 | / |
| van Zÿl | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Jeslle | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Zyll | 63 | 26 | / |
| von Zell | 63 | 3 | / |
| van Zhyl | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Schl | 63 | 1 | / |
| Von-Gelt | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Slet | 63 | 0 | / |
| van Slett | 59 | 19 | / |
| Van-Zyl | 53 | 21 | / |
| von Zyl | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Giel
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