Orvold Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Orvold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Norway71:734,61250,907
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Orvold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orvold is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orvold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orvold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Orvold are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Orvold is primarily found in: Washington, where 28 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Oklahoma, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and Norway, where 6 percent live.

Orvold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orvold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orvold surname increased 1,617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orvold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orvold surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orvold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.55% less than the national average, earning 268,037 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arvold83233/
Orvald8324/
Urvold8319/
Orwold833/
Orvoll832/
Orvole831/
Aarvold77237/
Harvold7771/
Gorbold7767/
Hervold7762/
Garvold7713/
Orvholt775/
Arvoldt770/
Orval73227/
Orbol732/
Gorbould7181/
Þorvaldz7110/
Hoerveld711/
Orwoll67151/
Gorval67144/
Horval6784/
Urvald6766/
Árvolt6742/
Ervald6733/
Orvall6726/
Orwald6724/
Horbol6718/
Arvoil6716/
Arvald677/
Arvoll676/
Arveld672/
Orruol671/
Arbold671/
Arwold671/
Orvale671/
Erwold670/
Ervolt670/
Gourbould670/

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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 Orvold
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