van Mael Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Mael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Mael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium281:410,59442,948
France281:2,372,240182,981
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

van Mael Last Name Facts

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

van Mael occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Mael are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 410,594. In Belgium van Mael is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 49 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Maele941,191/
van Mel931/
van Meel882,578/
van Meyl8870/
van Mell887/
Van-Mael884/
van Meil881/
van Mail880/
van Meijl82390/
van Meyel8296/
Van-Maele821/
van Mil802,408/
van Meijel78308/
van Mill75449/
van Milt7598/
van Mild753/
van Mijl751/
Van-Meel751/
Van-Meyel7110/
Van-Mil6710/
von Meusel674/

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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 Mael
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