Ewald Surname
Approximately 23,799 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,353 | 1:6,517 | 795 |
| United States | 6,585 | 1:55,043 | 6,567 |
| Brazil | 1,955 | 1:109,501 | 4,127 |
| Tanzania | 486 | 1:108,933 | 10,547 |
| Poland | 470 | 1:80,870 | 12,572 |
| Denmark | 296 | 1:19,070 | 1,892 |
| Canada | 291 | 1:126,617 | 13,224 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Sweden | 166 | 1:59,318 | 4,556 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| Mexico | 71 | 1:1,748,256 | 17,580 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 844 | 1:59,501 | 6,569 |
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]
(German) Descendant of Ewald (eternity, power); one who advised as to the law.
Ewald Demographics
Average Male Ewald Height
176.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Êwald | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ewaldt | 91 | 237 | / |
| Ehwald | 91 | 144 | / |
| Hewald | 91 | 115 | / |
| Ewaldh | 91 | 78 | / |
| Ewaldz | 91 | 55 | / |
| Iewald | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eewald | 91 | 0 | / |
| Eiswald | 83 | 82 | / |
| Echwald | 83 | 48 | / |
| Heiwald | 83 | 32 | / |
| Heuwald | 83 | 28 | / |
| Gehwald | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hoewald | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ehwaldt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gewuald | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eswaldt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ewaldts | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gewaldt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heywald | 83 | 0 | / |
| Eihwald | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ewalt | 80 | 1,683 | / |
| Evald | 80 | 763 | / |
| Awald | 80 | 138 | / |
| Owald | 80 | 61 | / |
| Iwald | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ewold | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ebald | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jwald | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eiswaldt | 77 | 11 | / |
| Heiswald | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hechwald | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hehewald | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ewaldová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howald | 73 | 2,918 | / |
| Gevald | 73 | 1,954 | / |
| Evaldt | 73 | 1,896 | / |
| Ewoldt | 73 | 1,114 | / |
| Ewalts | 73 | 276 | / |
| Evalds | 73 | 75 | / |
| Ehwalt | 73 | 40 | / |
| Hawald | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ewolds | 73 | 29 | / |
| Awaldt | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ahwald | 73 | 23 | / |
| Eevald | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hebald | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hevald | 73 | 9 | / |
| Esvald | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owwald | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ejvald | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eewold | 73 | 6 | / |
| Evaltd | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eabold | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gewold | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ewaltt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ehvald | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eval'd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewalte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hewalt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Awauld | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eichwaldt | 71 | 13 | / |
| Heichwald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hohwald | 67 | 218 | / |
| Howaldt | 67 | 204 | / |
| Haywald | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eysvald | 67 | 20 | / |
| Evaldte | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heuwold | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hevaldt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Evaldtt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heuvald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evalldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eðvalds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahwald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aewoldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Easvold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heywold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heabold | 67 | 0 | / |
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