Oppewal Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oppewal Surname User-submission:

Oppewal is a Frisian surname. Fryslân (Friesland) is a region in the North of the Netherlands with its own language: Frysian (Frysk, Fries). The Oppewal surname comes from the Frisian words oppe wal, which mean 'on the riverbed'.

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Oppewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Oppewal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oppewal is a Frisian surname. Fryslân (Friesland) is a region in the North of the Netherlands with its own language: Frysian (Frysk, Fries). The Oppewal surname comes from the Frisian words oppe wal, which mean 'on the riverbed'.

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Oppewal Last Name Facts

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

Oppewal occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppewal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Oppewal reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 126,971. In The Netherlands Oppewal is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 50 percent live, Groningen, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Oppewal is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Oppewal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oppewal are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Oppewal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppewall9364/
Opewale863/
Oypewale803/
Opewole715/
Opevalova6355/
Apawal621/
Apeval621/
Gopival57142/
Aphawal571/
Happaval5316/
Aspevall5315/
Ospevoll5311/
Aspiwall531/
Apevalova50166/
Opivalova5033/
Opyvalova509/

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