Forwald Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forwald Last Name Facts

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

Forwald occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Forwald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forwald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Forwald live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

Forwald is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway Forwald is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 80 percent live and Southern Norway, where 20 percent live. Besides Norway it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Forwald Last Name Statistics demography

Forwald earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.52% more than the national average, earning 441,334 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forwal923/
Vorwald86962/
Forwalt8626/
Forvald868/
Forwall864/
Forwale861/
Furwald860/
Forwaul860/
Ferwald860/
Voorwald8060/
Vorwaldt8020/
Fahrwald8010/
Forwalle801/
Faerwald800/
Forval772/
Forbal770/
Ferwalt7188/
Vorwold7113/
Vorwahl714/
Farwall712/
Farwalt711/
Forbault6786/
Voorwold6742/
Voorwalt6738/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Forwald
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