Hovdal Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2061:24,9633,331
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hovdal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovdal is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Hovdal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovdal? popularity and diffusion

Hovdal is the 1,061,269th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Hovdal reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 24,963. In Norway Hovdal is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 79 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent reside and Western Norway, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Hovdal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hovdal last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hovdal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning 302,496 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.27% less than the national average, earning $32,244 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovdahl9292/
Khovdal9219/
Hovdhal921/
Ovdal9120/
Havdal83199/
Ovdahl831/
Hofdahl7766/
Havdahl7747/
Howdahl7731/
Howdall7713/
Havdale7711/
Chowdal778/
Hoffdal777/
Khovdol774/
Hofdaul772/
Havdajl771/
Khavdal771/
Chobdal771/
Opdal73699/
Avdal73343/
Ovdol734/
Hoffdahl7143/
Chavdhal712/
Hoffdaul711/
Opdahl671,500/
Hafdal6746/
Habdal6734/
Javdal6728/
Avdale6712/
Evdahl674/
Avdall673/
Avdahl672/
Havdol672/
Howdol672/
Jovdol671/
Avdhal671/
Evdail671/
Hoffdahal671/
Opdall671/
Opdale671/
Gobdal671/
Oppdal670/

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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 Hovdal
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