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

Norwald occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Norwald occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Norwald live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia. Norwald is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

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

Norwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Norwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Norwald surname fell 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norwald Last Name Statistics demography

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