Voel Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Voel Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Bald [a mutated form of Welsh moel, bald: cp. Welsh pen-foel (f as v), bald-headed]

Voel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
France121:5,535,227269,324
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Voel (51) may also be a first name.

Voel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Bald [a mutated form of Welsh moel, bald: cp. Welsh pen-foel (f as v), bald-headed]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Voel Last Name Facts

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

Voel is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Voel reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Voel is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 619,486. In Cambodia Voel is most prevalent in: Ratanakiri Province, where 44 percent live, Kratié Province, where 36 percent live and Tboung Khmum Province, where 20 percent live. Aside from Cambodia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and Denmark, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voehl89334/
Voell89291/
Vowel89144/
Voyel89134/
Voelp8981/
Voele8911/
Vojel895/
Vouel895/
Vohel893/
Hvoel891/
Voiel890/
Voelt890/
Vel8611,344/
Vowell803,678/
Voitel80307/
Voggel80170/
Voetel8033/
Voytel8026/
Voißel8024/
Voisel8019/
Vojtel8015/
Voegli806/
Voicel805/
Voelle802/
Voehle801/
Voesel801/
Voiyel801/
Voišel801/
Voutel801/
Vohgel800/
Vouell800/
Viel7515,092/
Veal7513,651/
Viol752,612/
Veld752,536/
Veil751,428/
Velt75971/
Vael75725/
Vell75491/
Veel75336/
Vool75225/
Veul75185/
Velő75161/
Ouel75145/
Woel75137/
Veyl75130/
Voil75119/
Velh75108/
Foel7566/
Voul7557/
Vuel7541/
Velp7534/
Vehl7525/
Vejl7517/
Voyl757/
Vesl751/
Vhol751/
Vojl751/
Vyel751/
Voissel7329/
Vowiell7319/
Voytell7313/
Voihsel7313/
Voitell732/
Voyelle732/
Voisell731/
Voielle731/
Veale677,451/
Houel672,736/
Oueld672,228/
Woehl671,434/
Veldt671,201/
Foell671,101/
Viehl67883/
Veile67705/
Viohl67591/
Fohel67472/
Voule67439/
Veall67422/
Voitl67418/
Voyle67393/
Veitl67371/
Veihl67314/
Foehl67278/
Vl67211/
Woell67183/
Vejil67161/
Végel67159/
Veyhl67143/
Phoel67131/
Viyol67114/
Voile67111/
Vaele67103/
Vejlø67102/
Veiel6788/
Viell6784/
Veyil6772/
Veyel6763/
Foele6762/
Vahel6760/
Vielh6752/
Vejal6739/
Ouhel6738/
Ouehl6737/
Boyel6736/
Vegli6733/
Vehal6731/
Vutel6731/
Bouel6729/
Vejel6728/
Vógel6726/
Viiol6726/
Voill6721/
Bojel6720/
Vayel6718/
Woyel6716/
Wohel6714/
Veill6713/
Boiel6713/
Vajol6711/
Vajel678/
Vijol678/
Vijel678/
Vouchell677/
Veltt677/
Vioal677/
Veyal676/
Velhl676/
Veyle676/
Woele675/
Voilt675/
Wouel675/
Hvael675/
Woiel674/
Ouell674/
Uoele674/
Voole673/
Veilp673/
Vaiel673/
Voiil673/
Voyil673/
Vayol672/
Woelp672/
Vould672/
Vuell672/
Voulh672/
Voult672/
Veule672/
Vägel672/
Foelp672/
Foesl672/
Woelh672/
Buoel671/
Voull671/
Vooll671/
Vhiel671/
Vaell671/
Vaiol671/
Veahl671/
Velzz671/
Vawel671/
Wowel671/
Vheal671/
Vielė671/
Vellt671/
Vellë671/
Vyell671/
Vujel671/
Vojal671/
Vellh671/
Veyld671/
Vejlt671/
Uouel671/
Uowel671/
Violl670/
Voild670/
Veelt670/
Veull670/
Woelt670/
Woeld670/
Vooyhell670/
Vauel670/

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