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

The surname Voel occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Voel live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 51 people.

The surname Voel is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 619,486. In Cambodia Voel is most frequent in: Ratanakiri Province, where 44 percent are found, Kratié Province, where 36 percent are found and Tboung Khmum Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Cambodia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

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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