van Oeffel Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Oeffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Oeffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1221:138,41921,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

van Oeffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Oeffel is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

van Oeffel is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname van Oeffel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Oeffel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Oeffel is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 138,419. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 28 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 20 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Oeffelt9585/
van Offel9535/
van Oefelt901/
van Uffel84335/
van Huffel801,625/
van Uffelt8033/
van Haffel801/
van Huffell761/
von Uffel7418/
Van-Huffel7010/

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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 Oeffel
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