Myrdal Surname
Approximately 597 people bear this surname
Myrdal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 259 | 1:19,854 | 2,535 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Mýrdal (47) are calculated separately.
Myrdal (40) may also be a first name.
Myrdal Demographics
Average Myrdal Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Myrdal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Myrdal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Myrdal occurs most in Norway. It may be found as a variant: Mýrdal. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Myrdal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 538,780th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Myrdal reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia. Myrdal is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 19,854. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Western Norway, where 44 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Besides Norway Myrdal exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 12 percent reside.
Myrdal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Myrdal last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Myrdal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning 352,102 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.3% more than the national average, earning R 426,084 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $46,036 CAD per year.
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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 Myrdal
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