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/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Edwald is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Edwald live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia. Edwald is also the 561,423rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 252 people.

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

Edwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edwald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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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