Bøgedal Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Bøgedal Surname User-submission:
The literal meaning is "valley of beech". Bøgedal was originally a farm located in the lush valleys, populated by beech forests, surrounding the Danish "Heaven Mountain". The farm exists to this day, albeit devoid of the original buildings, which burnt down during the previous century.
Read More About This SurnameBøgedal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 96 | 1:58,799 | 5,983 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Bøgedal Surname Meaning
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The literal meaning is "valley of beech". Bøgedal was originally a farm located in the lush valleys, populated by beech forests, surrounding the Danish "Heaven Mountain". The farm exists to this day, albeit devoid of the original buildings, which burnt down during the previous century. The then owner of the farm wrote the King of Denmark to ask permission to use the name as the family name. The King of Denmark granted the permission in writing and henceforth this one family, and its descendant, has been known as Bøgedal. Today it is equally common as a middlename.
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Where Does The Last Name Bøgedal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bøgedal is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bøgedal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bøgedal reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 58,799. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 36 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 32 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bågedal | 86 | 14 | / |
| Bedal | 83 | 1,507 | / |
| Bedale | 77 | 684 | / |
| Biedal | 77 | 311 | / |
| Beddal | 77 | 223 | / |
| Bhedal | 77 | 100 | / |
| Bedall | 77 | 55 | / |
| Beşdal | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bedhal | 77 | 10 | / |
| Beidal | 77 | 9 | / |
| Beadal | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bedahl | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bedeal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beedal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beydal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bedaal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beïdal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bingedhal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beddall | 71 | 1,110 | / |
| Beedall | 71 | 58 | / |
| Bhedale | 71 | 45 | / |
| Bedault | 71 | 38 | / |
| Beadall | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bedhale | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bedhall | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bedasel | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beidall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wågedal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bedaale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beidale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beadale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bechdal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beedeal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bheidal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beadeal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beedail | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beudall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beedale | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beddale | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bidal | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Vedal | 67 | 436 | / |
| Bedol | 67 | 226 | / |
| Bydal | 67 | 115 | / |
| Bedalova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bestdahl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bengidal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beydagli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vingedal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vängedal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhaaedal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhedaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasdale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beidalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bestdeal | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Beddal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beydağlı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beeideal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beddalph | 67 | 0 | / |
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