Norwald Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Norwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Norwald (10) may also be a first name.

Norwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norwald is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Norwald occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Norwald reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden Norwald is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 35 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 26 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 22 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Norwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Norwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Norwald surname fell 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norwald last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Norwald earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.01% less than the national average, earning $34,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nohrwald930/
Norwalt8688/
Norvald8633/
Narwald867/
Norwold861/
Nahrwald805/
Norvalds801/
Nohrwold801/
Norhwold800/
Narwold71191/
Norvold71116/
Nervald713/
Norvalt710/
Nahrwold67877/
Nattrwold632/
Nahrwoldt631/
Nahrwolds630/
Nervold5724/
Neurvalt531/
Nahrvold530/

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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 Norwald
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