Alvedal Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alvedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alvedal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Älvedal (10) are calculated separately.

Alvedal Last Name Facts

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

Alvedal is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Älvedal. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvedal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Alvedal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Alvedal are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Alvedal is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 60 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 20 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Älvedal9510/
Alvedahl9312/
Elvedal8654/
Olvedal8611/
Alvidal861/
Albedal861/
Elvedahl8032/
Halbedal800/
Alvadol711/
Alwadal711/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alvedal
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