Oppedal Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oppedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oppedal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6831:7,529783
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oppedal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oppedal is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppedal? popularity and diffusion

Oppedal is the 401,442nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The surname Oppedal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Oppedal reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 7,529. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 76 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Besides Norway this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Oppedal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oppedal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oppedal surname expanded 17,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oppedal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oppedal last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oppedal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning 350,090 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,855 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppedahl93158/
Oppedale931/
Oppedaal931/
Opedal92502/
Ospedal86145/
Opedale860/
Ospedale8079/
Hospedal802/
Opodal770/
Hospedale7532/
Ohspedale751/
Hopesdale751/
Gopidal711/
Apedale711/
Apedaile67217/
Appedole6734/
Gopidall673/
Apedalle671/
Apedol623/
Apadal621/
Opadeyl571/
Appadol571/

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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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  • 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 Oppedal
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