Opdahl Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Opdahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opdahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8481:427,42836,938
Norway5631:9,134974
Canada441:837,40065,151
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Opdahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opdahl is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opdahl? popularity and diffusion

Opdahl is the 261,614th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Opdahl live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 848 people, or 1 in 427,428. In The United States Opdahl is most common in: Minnesota, where 29 percent live, North Dakota, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Opdahl exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Opdahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Opdahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Opdahl last name increased 2,356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opdahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Opdahl are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Opdahl earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning 416,665 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opdal91699/
Opdhal834/
Apdahl832/
Ovdahl831/
Opdall831/
Opdale831/
Oppdal830/
Hovdahl7792/
Aspdahl7752/
Apdal73348/
Ovdal7320/
Hovdal67235/
Aspdal6733/
Ebdahl6715/
Apdale674/
Avdahl672/
Apdhal671/
Apdall671/
Gobdal671/

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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
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  • 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 Opdahl
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