Orvedal Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Orvedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orvedal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway991:51,9427,451
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Orvedal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orvedal occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orvedal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orvedal is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Orvedal occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Orvedal are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 51,942. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 76 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Orvedal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orvedal surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Orvedal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning 350,716 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.59% more than the national average, earning $58,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orvedahl9399/
Arvedal8633/
Ervedal8632/
Orwedal861/
Hurvedal807/
Orivadal802/
Horwedal802/
Aarvedal800/
Arvdal773/
Oravetl713/
Urvetal712/
Arwedal712/
Irvedle710/
Arwedahl6714/
Uravetal674/
Iorio Vidal671/
Uravadal671/
Arvadala671/

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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 Orvedal
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