Waele Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Waele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waele (94) may also be a first name.

Waele Last Name Facts

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

Waele occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waele.

How Common Is The Last Name Waele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Waele is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Waele are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 980,251st most widespread first name globally, held by 94 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 147,393. In Belgium Waele is most common in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Belgium Waele occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeles91621/
Wahele9175/
Waehle918/
Waelle914/
Waelee912/
Waelei911/
Waelea911/
Waeled911/
Wael8977,674/
Wale8941,397/
Wele8913,868/
Hwahele83123/
Waehler8386/
Waeller839/
Wahelie836/
Wahiele833/
Waeglie831/
Whaeley831/
Waelleh831/
Waiyele831/
Waeleah831/
Waesler831/
Waesley831/
Whaeler830/
Waheley830/
Wahelee830/
Walle8020,489/
Whale805,651/
Wahle803,450/
Wehle802,163/
Waeli80763/
Waley80744/
Walea80722/
Waell80461/
Waale80411/
Weleh80357/
Walei80308/
Waael80306/
Weule80249/
Waleh80247/
Walee80234/
Weley80215/
Weele80181/
Welie80164/
Vaele80103/
Wahel8081/
Welei8057/
Waleu8040/
Welea8026/
Whele8020/
Welee8017/
Waely8013/
Hwale809/
Woele805/
Wwale801/
Vwale801/
Hwele801/
Weleu801/
Welhe800/
Waheller771/
Waheyele771/
Whaley7334,355/
Walley739,582/
Wahile73629/
Wheele73222/
Woehle73148/
Wahale7387/
Waegli7372/
Waleij7372/
Wallee7369/
Wajgel7359/
Walleh7349/
Baelei7348/
Wahley7342/
Weeley7332/
Wehlie7326/
Waalee7317/
Waleea7317/
Wuehle7313/
Vaelei7312/
Hwehle7312/
Waijel7310/
Waehli738/
Waiyel737/
Vahele737/
Woesle737/
Whalle737/
Wheley736/
Woelle736/
Wallej736/
Waalle736/
Weelie735/
Weelee735/
Waelli734/
Whelie734/
Wallea732/
Wallei732/
Whelle732/
Wehleh732/
Whaely732/
Hwaela731/
Hwalee731/
Beaele731/
Wallle731/
Wehley731/
Whalea731/
Weleïh731/
Woeleh731/
Whelee731/
Waaleh731/
Weayle731/
Wahleh731/
Whalee731/
Waaley731/
Waayel731/
Waleuh731/
Baelle731/
Baehle730/
Wahlle730/
Vaeler730/
Vaeley730/
Vaesle730/
Woeley730/
Wali67464,493/
Vale6794,643/
Whalley6711,374/
Weli6710,281/
Vele679,062/
Wole677,395/
Welé671,582/
Vael67725/
Wheeley67698/
Wely67574/
Whelley67146/
Woel67137/
Uele6790/
Woesler6762/
Wajgiel6757/
Wéle6715/
Whoeler6714/
Walé6714/
Walleij6712/
Waayeel6711/
Woellet679/
Walj676/
Welehie676/
Woellie675/
Waessil674/
Wahaley674/
Wheelie674/
Wahlley674/
Welj674/
Waelgay674/
Wheelei672/
Wallley672/
Wahille672/
Welè672/
Wahealy671/
Wajhela671/
Woehlet671/
Woheler671/
Wheelee671/
Whellie671/
Wheuley671/
Vaheele671/
Weeleeh671/
Woeleah671/
Hwalley671/
Whaleij671/
Waelaid671/
Wahuile671/
Waheliy671/
Wajjile671/
Waél671/
Wayiela671/
Waheelh671/
Whoeley670/
Wahhley670/
Whelehy670/
Baelley670/
Wooelle670/
Woelley670/

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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 Waele
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