Ewald Surname

22,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ewald Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) the O.Ger. Euuald = Law- Power [Old Saxon éu = O.H.Ger. éwa = Old English œw, law, religion + Old Saxon gi)wald-O.H.Ger. gi)walt-Old English ge)weald, power]

Ewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,3531:6,517795
United States6,5851:55,0436,567
Brazil1,9551:109,5014,127
Tanzania4861:108,93310,547
Poland4701:80,87012,572
Denmark2961:19,0701,892
Canada2911:126,61713,224
France2081:319,34048,512
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Sweden1661:59,3184,556
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Austria791:107,79015,374
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
England651:857,20145,134
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Norway301:171,41020,526
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Namibia51:481,88011,140
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:59,5016,569

The alternate forms: Êwald (1) are calculated separately.

Ewald (107,555) may also be a first name.

Ewald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) the O.Ger. Euuald = Law- Power [Old Saxon éu = O.H.Ger. éwa = Old English œw, law, religion + Old Saxon gi)wald-O.H.Ger. gi)walt-Old English ge)weald, power]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Ewald (eternity, power); one who advised as to the law.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ewald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ewald is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Êwald. For other possible spellings of Ewald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ewald is the 22,812th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 306,212 people. The last name Ewald is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Ewald are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 9,532nd most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 107,555 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 12,353 people, or 1 in 6,517. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Ewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ewald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ewald surname grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 542 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ewald last name are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ewald earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning 263,643 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.33% more than the national average, earning R 371,508 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.18% more than the national average, earning $34,094,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Êwald931/
Ewaldt91237/
Ehwald91144/
Hewald91115/
Ewaldh9178/
Ewaldz9155/
Iewald911/
Eewald910/
Eiswald8382/
Echwald8348/
Heiwald8332/
Heuwald8328/
Gehwald8314/
Hoewald832/
Ehwaldt831/
Gewuald831/
Eswaldt830/
Ewaldts830/
Gewaldt830/
Heywald830/
Eihwald830/
Ewalt801,683/
Evald80763/
Awald80138/
Owald8061/
Iwald808/
Ewold807/
Ebald802/
Jwald800/
Eiswaldt7711/
Heiswald773/
Hechwald772/
Hehewald772/
Ewaldová771/
Howald732,918/
Gevald731,954/
Evaldt731,896/
Ewoldt731,114/
Ewalts73276/
Evalds7375/
Ehwalt7340/
Hawald7337/
Ewolds7329/
Awaldt7325/
Ahwald7323/
Eevald7323/
Hebald7315/
Hevald739/
Esvald738/
Owwald737/
Ejvald736/
Eewold736/
Evaltd734/
Eabold733/
Gewold732/
Ewaltt732/
Ehvald731/
Eval'd731/
Ewalte730/
Hewalt730/
Awauld730/
Eichwaldt7113/
Heichwald711/
Hohwald67218/
Howaldt67204/
Haywald6744/
Eysvald6720/
Evaldte6712/
Heuwold679/
Hevaldt678/
Evaldtt675/
Heuvald671/
Evalldt671/
Eðvalds671/
Hahwald671/
Aewoldt671/
Easvold671/
Heywold670/
Heabold670/

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