Orwald Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Orwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Orwald Last Name Facts

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

Orwald occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Orwald is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Orwald live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Orwald is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden Orwald is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Sweden Orwald is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Orwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orwald surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orwald Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orwald earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horwald9211/
Oehrwald8611/
Horzwald861/
Urwald8325/
Orvald8324/
Erwald8315/
Orwold833/
Arwald832/
Herwald77264/
Harwald7728/
Horwalt772/
Aurwald771/
Gurwald771/
Garwald770/
Herwaldt71177/
Heerwald71104/
Harwaldt7111/
Þorvaldz7110/
Herrwald712/
Ehrwaldt710/
Orvold67123/
Urvald6766/
Ervald6733/
Herrwaldt6721/
Arvald677/
Harrwaldt676/
Heerwaldt672/
Haarwaldt671/
Arwold671/
Herwalldt671/
Erwalt670/
Arbald670/
Erwold670/

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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 Orwald
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