Odewald Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Odewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

Odewald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odewald occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odewald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Odewald live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany Odewald is most common in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany Odewald exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Odewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odewald last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Odewald earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oedewald9311/
Oedewaldt88113/
Odewale869,299/
Udewald8618/
Edewald866/
Odewalt863/
Odawald860/
Oudewaal8039/
Oddevald8014/
Odewalle801/
Odeewale801/
Odewwale801/
Adewal77709/
Odeval773/
Adewale71108,543/
Odewole714,370/
Odevall7150/
Gadewal7146/
Godiwal7122/
Adeewal715/
Godeval714/
Edevald713/
Udevald711/
Odheval711/
Adewalt711/
Gadhewal6750/
Oddebail6744/
Aadewale6716/
Addewale6715/
Uudevald6712/
Adewaale6710/
Adewwale679/
Adeawale676/
Adeywale675/
Oodewole674/
Hadewale674/
Adejwale673/
Adeweale672/
Adewalle671/
Adeewale671/
Hodiwall671/
Odeewole671/
Audewale671/

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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 Odewald
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