Orvall Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Orvall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orvall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway171:302,48730,120
Finland71:785,24338,644
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Örvall (29) are calculated separately.

Orvall (49) may also be a first name.

Orvall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orvall is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Örvall. Click here for further potential spellings of Orvall.

How Common Is The Last Name Orvall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Orvall is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Orvall live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 49 people.

Orvall is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 302,487. In Norway Orvall is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 100 percent live. Barring Norway this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 27 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Orvall Last Name Statistics demography

Orvall earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning 240,245 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örvall9429/
Ohrvall9263/
Oervall921/
Orvalle921/
Orrvall920/
Orval91227/
Oehrvall861/
Gorval83144/
Horval8384/
Ervall8340/
Orwall8325/
Orvald8324/
Orvoll832/
Orvale831/
Oruall831/
Öhrvall77213/
Ohrwall7779/
Gorball7761/
Horball7737/
Gorwall7719/
Hervall7718/
Hörvall7710/
Harvall779/
Ehrvall778/
D'Orval777/
Arrvall774/
Horvalt773/
Arveall771/
Orhwall771/
Garvall771/
Arval7343/
Erval7317/
Orwal739/
Orual734/
Orbal733/
Aurvalle719/
Oehrwall711/
Harvalle711/
Horbal671,720/
Gorbal67451/
Orwoll67151/
Orvold67123/
Garval67103/
Herval6789/
Orbeal6769/
Erwall6726/
Harval6723/
Örwall6717/
Arvald677/
Arvoll676/
Horvalova676/
Arball674/
Arvale673/
Ourbal673/
Orveil672/
Orvaschel671/
Ervaal671/
Arvayl671/
Orvole671/
Arvail671/
Orbale671/
Arvalt670/

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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 Orvall
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