Opsahl Surname
Approximately 3,160 people bear this surname
Opsahl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,740 | 1:2,955 | 264 |
| United States | 1,267 | 1:286,077 | 26,602 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Opsahl Demographics
Average Male Opsahl Height
176.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Opsahl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opsahl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opsahl is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opsahl? popularity and diffusion
The last name Opsahl is the 141,088th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,306,185 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Opsahl live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 1,740 people, or 1 in 2,955. In Norway Opsahl is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent live, Western Norway, where 12 percent live and Northern Norway, where 4 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Opsahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Opsahl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Opsahl last name expanded 21,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Opsahl Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Opsahl surname are 10.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.03% registered with the political party.
The amount Opsahl earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning 352,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning R 314,004 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,179 CAD per year.
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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
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