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Where Does The Last Name Oftedal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Oftedal has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oftedal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 286,143^rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. The last name Oftedal is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Oftedal live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 4,973. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 75 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Oftedal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Oftedal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oftedal surname increased 4,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oftedal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Oftedal surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oftedal earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning 381,890 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $46,951 CAD per year.