Kvåle Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvåle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvåle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8141:6,317643
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kvåle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kvåle is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvåle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kvåle is the 422,155th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kvåle are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Kvåle is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 6,317. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Barring Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvål89175/
Kvle894/
Khvle8011/
Kvæle807/
Kvåli806/
Kvlle802/
Kvhle802/
Kvlez801/
Kvl7518/
Kvhler731/
Kvller731/
Khvlhe731/
Kvæl6798/
Kble674/
Kvlp672/
Kvla672/
Kkvl671/
Hkvl671/
Gkvl671/
Kvlt671/
Kvll671/

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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
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  • 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 Kvåle
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