Opsal Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Opsal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6551:553,37245,711
Norway4911:10,4731,157
Canada411:898,67368,969
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Opsal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opsal is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opsal.

How Common Is The Last Name Opsal? popularity and diffusion

Opsal is the 310,992nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,017,792 people. The last name Opsal occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Opsal live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Opsal is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 553,372. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Opsal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Opsal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Opsal last name increased 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opsal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Opsal are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Opsal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning 330,455 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $50,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $44,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opsahl913,160/
Opshal9116/
Opsial911/
Opsall911/
Oppsahl832/
Oppsall831/
Opshall830/
Gopsall830/
Apsal8028/
Opsol800/
Gopshall771/
Obsial7357/
Hapsal731/
Opsole731/
Oopsol731/
Aphsal731/
Aapsal731/
Opsohl730/
Haapsal6758/
Epshall670/
Hobsall670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Opsal
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