Ardal Surname

219,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ardal Surname Definition:

ARDAL, ARDGALL: (Celtic.) Bravery or prowess. Ardol, local, Welsh, from ar, upon, and dol or dal, a vale, on the vale, or a place opposite the dale.

Ardal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4051:55,3895,409
Iran1591:482,90929,043
Denmark1431:39,4744,118
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Israel271:316,94927,106
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
India141:54,790,384527,769
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Árdal (22) are calculated separately.

Ardal (214) may also be a first name.

Ardal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ARDAL, ARDGALL: (Celtic.) Bravery or prowess. Ardol, local, Welsh, from ar, upon, and dol or dal, a vale, on the vale, or a place opposite the dale.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ardal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ardal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﺩﺍﻝ, Hindi: आर्दल, Russian: Ардал) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Árdal. Click here for other possible spellings of Ardal.

How Common Is The Last Name Ardal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,598th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,913,827 people. The surname Ardal occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ardal live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 617,781st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 214 people.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,405 people, or 1 in 55,389. In Turkey Ardal is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 44 percent live, Samsun Province, where 27 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Ardal exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Ardal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ardal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ardal surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ardal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ardal earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.35% more than the national average, earning $68,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Árdal9322/
Hardal911,793/
Ardale911,092/
Aardal91681/
Aurdal91308/
Ardail9162/
Gardal9152/
Ardahl9138/
Ardeal918/
Arrdal916/
Ardhal914/
Ardalı911/
Aardahl83151/
Aurdahl8364/
Ardhale8355/
Ardault8343/
Hardahl8342/
Gardeal8333/
Ardagli8324/
Gardahl8320/
Ardaale8313/
Gardall839/
Ardhall838/
Aardale837/
Hardale836/
Aardall834/
Airdale833/
Hardail833/
Hardall832/
Gardhal831/
Hardeal831/
Eardall831/
Haurdal831/
Erdal8026,081/
Ordal80367/
Ördal805/
Ardol804/
Haurdahl7720/
Ardalova7716/
Airedale776/
Ardaille773/
Hairdahl773/
Erdahl731,210/
Ordahl73252/
Hordal73108/
Erdall7363/
Herdal7359/
Erdeal7352/
Gordal7328/
Ordeal738/
Erdhal735/
Orrdal734/
Gardol734/
Ordale733/
Ardole732/
Ordalı731/
Hördal731/
Ardoil731/
Ardgol731/
Erdaul731/
Erdalh731/
Aardol730/
Eardol730/
Hardalova7151/
Gaarddahl711/
Gardeil67182/
Gardoll67148/
Hardoul67136/
Herdahl6788/
Gourdal6772/
Ardholt679/
Ourdahl678/
Hardole674/
Hördahl672/
Ardolth672/
Herdhal672/
Gordhal671/
Gordeal671/
Ordalle671/
Hordahl671/
Erdahal671/
Airdole671/
Ardhole671/
Heerdal671/
Gordahl670/
Gordall670/

Ardal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ardal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺭﺩﺍﻝardal-
Ardal in the Hindi language
आर्दलardala-
Ardal in the Russian language
Ардалardal-

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