Aadalen Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Aadalen Surname User-submission:

Aadalen is two Norwegian words put together: aa, an old Norwegian word, rarely used now, meaning 'river' and dalen, meaning 'valley'. Making the meaning of this name something like "en dal der en elv renner", or in English 'valley where a river flows'.

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Aadalen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway831:61,9558,821
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Aadalen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Aadalen is two Norwegian words put together: aa, an old Norwegian word, rarely used now, meaning 'river' and dalen, meaning 'valley'. Making the meaning of this name something like "en dal der en elv renner", or in English 'valley where a river flows'.

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Aadalen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aadalen occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aadalen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Aadalen is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Aadalen are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 61,955. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 99 percent live and Southern Norway, where 1 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 18 percent live.

Aadalen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Aadalen surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aadalen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning 329,482 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $37,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aasdalen9340/
Adalen9230/
Gadalen8612/
Hadalen866/
Adhalen862/
Adaln832/
Aadaling804/
Haddalen803/
Gaidalen801/
Adaislen801/
Hadaleen801/
Hadallen801/
Adalin771,149/
Adalem77321/
Odalen7767/
Ödalen7723/
Adelen7716/
Adalyn7711/
Edalen777/
Adolen771/
Ahaddalin751/
Hajdalenk751/
Adaling711,025/
Hadalin71415/
Gadalin71275/
Adalina7179/
Asdalin7166/
Hedalen7165/
Ağdelen7149/
Odahlen7138/
Adelien7125/
Hadalyn7119/
Osdalen7115/
Addalin7113/
Adalyna7111/
O'Dalen712/
Godalen712/
Adaglin711/
Hadalem711/
Hadolen711/
Adallin711/
Adalynn710/
Gadalina67642/
Adallion67122/
Adhalina6741/
Hadalyna6726/
Hoidalen6716/
Haidalin677/
Audelien676/
Audolent673/
Haidalyn672/
Adailyon671/
Heddalen671/
Ahdaling671/
Adallina671/
Godhalen671/
Aidalina670/

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