van Poele Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Poele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Poele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

van Poele Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Poele occurs most in Belgium. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 1,683,218th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. van Poele is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Poele reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 166,618. In Belgium van Poele is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Poelje95189/
van Poel9439/
van Pele940/
van Pole940/
van Poole896/
Van-Poele894/
von Pohle7813/
von Poehl784/
Van-Pouille701/
von Polla671/
von Paula561/
von Putliz531/

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