Edwald Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Edwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland221:17,2771,456
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Edwald (252) may also be a first name.

Edwald Last Name Facts

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

Edwald is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Edwald are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Scandinavia. Edwald is also the 561,423rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 252 people.

The last name Edwald is most numerous in Iceland, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 17,277. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 86 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 9 percent reside and Westfjords, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Iceland it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Edwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edwald surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edwaldt921/
Hedwald921/
Odwald83252/
Eduald835/
Edwold830/
Heidewald8039/
Edvalds7753/
Hedvald7718/
Edwoldt771/
Getwald770/
Hidwald770/
Eidevald7112/
Eastwald712/
Heatwald710/
Odwalt6710/
Edvold679/
Heidewalt670/
Hedvold6214/
Ottwald6212/
Edualte622/
Estwold621/
Eastwold5783/
Hottwald571/
Heitwold570/
Heatwold570/
Heidveldt537/
Odvold507/
Odwolt500/
Otwalt500/

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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
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  • 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 Edwald
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