Nordahl Surname

102,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nordahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nordahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,5941:3,226289
Sweden1,3251:7,432686
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Denmark3941:14,3271,401
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Canada461:800,99162,809
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greenland11:56,3791,133
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Nordahl (65) may also be a first name.

Nordahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nordahl occurs most in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordahl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,846th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,592,210 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Nordahl reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nordahl is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name on earth, held by 65 people.

The last name Nordahl is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 1,594 people, or 1 in 3,226. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent are found, Western Norway, where 15 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Nordahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nordahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nordahl last name rose 2,931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nordahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nordahl are 7.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nordahl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning 364,379 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norðdahl93131/
Norddahl9350/
Norrdahl9345/
Nordal921,953/
Nerdahl86207/
Norddal8654/
Nordall8646/
Norrdal8625/
Nordale8621/
Nordhal8617/
Noordal863/
Nordalh861/
Nordaul861/
Nordholt80264/
Nordhold8039/
Nordhall8017/
Nordhald807/
Nerdahll801/
Norddáhl801/
Nordholl800/
Nerdal77407/
Nardal7773/
Nordol7715/
Nördal772/
Nordholdt752/
Northdale750/
Nordhassel7113/
Neerdal7111/
Nahrdal712/
Nerdhal712/
Nardall711/
Nardalı710/
Nordolph670/
Nardol62112/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nordahl
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