Herdal Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway311:165,88020,092
Denmark131:434,20928,556
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Herdal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herdal is found most frequently in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herdal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Herdal reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 165,880. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 35 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Not including Norway Herdal occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Herdal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herdal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herdal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herdal surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herdal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.1% more than the national average, earning 474,467 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.32% less than the national average, earning $36,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherdal92139/
Herdahl9288/
Herdhal922/
Heerdal921/
Erdal9126,081/
Heiredal8650/
Herrdahl8611/
Hierdahl864/
Cherdale861/
Hardal831,793/
Erdahl831,210/
Hordal83108/
Erdall8363/
Erdeal8352/
Jerdal8350/
Erdhal835/
Gerdal833/
Hirdal831/
Herdol831/
Erdalh831/
Erdaul831/
Hördal831/
Erdagli77162/
Hardahl7742/
Ågerdal774/
Erdaile773/
Hardail773/
Hardall772/
Hördahl772/
Hordahl771/
Eardall771/
Erdahal771/
Hardeal771/
Gerdall770/
Ardal731,862/
Ordal73367/
Irdal7369/
Erdol7311/
Ördal735/
Yrdal732/
Khairdal713/
Hairdahl713/
Khojrdal711/
Herdolph710/
Aardal67681/
Ordahl67252/
Gerdol6771/
Girdal6764/
Ardail6762/
Ardahl6738/
Hiortdahl6727/
Ordeal678/
Ardeal678/
Arrdal676/
Jirdal675/
Orrdal674/
Ardhal674/
Yordal672/
Eardol670/
Irdale670/

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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 Herdal
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