Orval Forename

88,056th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,749 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Orval Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: Good as gold.

Orval Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
4,6421:78,0993,774
Canada
100%
9611:34,4782,609
Brazil
100%
951:2,255,11745,713
Chile
100%
81:2,200,90114,453
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Venezuela-31:10,067,298111,314
England-31:18,534,307106,915
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010

Orval (227) may also be a surname.

Orval Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: Good as gold.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Orval Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orvall9149/
Orvald9126/
Orvail9111/
Orvale919/
Horval918/
Orveal914/
Ourval911/
Gorval911/
D'Orval8331/
Orvalle8324/
Orvaile834/
Horvale831/
Orvasil831/
Erval80670/
Arval80245/
Orbal8069/
Orual8017/
Orwal806/
Orrvalle771/
Herval731,821/
Harval73124/
Arvail7337/
Arveal7328/
Ervaul738/
Oruhal737/
Orveil737/
Orwall736/
Arvald735/
Horbal733/
Garval733/
Gorbal733/
Ervail733/
Arvall732/
Horual732/
Arvale732/
Orwalt731/
Eurval731/
Arvaal731/
Aurval731/
Harvail67223/
Aharval677/
Gourbal676/
Garvall672/
Orhwall672/
Horveil671/
Hervall671/
Orwatil671/
Horwald671/
Orvholt671/
Orveill671/
Arvalle671/
Harvald671/
Ariuval671/

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