Ovall Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ovall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Övall (17) are calculated separately.

Ovall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Övall. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ovall live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 26 percent reside, Washington, where 20 percent reside and Minnesota, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Ovall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ovall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ovall surname rose 9,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ovall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ovall last name are 22.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.68% registered with the party.

Ovall earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Övall9317/
Ovalle9183,751/
Ohvall9111/
Otvall913/
Hovall911/
Osvall911/
Ovallt911/
Ouvall911/
Oval892,422/
Ottvall8328/
O'Valle8325/
Ossvall8310/
Hovalle832/
Ovallle832/
Ouvalle831/
Ovaille831/
Oijvall831/
Ovhal805,397/
Hoval803,154/
Ovale80992/
Osval80791/
Goval80762/
Oveal8061/
Ohval8039/
Avall8025/
Evall8016/
Otval8011/
Ovahl804/
Oball804/
Ouval803/
Ovail802/
Ovaal801/
Ovald801/
Ovalı801/
Owall801/
Ävall801/
Osvald732,725/
Hovale731,883/
Avalle731,329/
Oballe731,171/
Ovhale73325/
Osvoll73154/
Goival73145/
Ovalhe73120/
Ovahal7373/
Osvalt7362/
O'Ball7330/
Ovhaal7322/
Öhvall7322/
Hovalt7321/
Hovald7317/
Hovhal7313/
Gowall7311/
Owallh7311/
Asvall738/
Howall736/
Goball735/
Oveill733/
O'Wall733/
Ovhalh732/
Osuall732/
O'Veal731/
Onpall731/
Ossval731/
Ohvhal731/
Houval731/
Hovalh731/
Hoeval731/
Gouval731/
Govail731/
Govhal731/
Owalle731/
Oszval731/
Ozsval731/
Ovaile731/
Ovgail730/
Availl730/
Hoball730/
Eval6712,844/
Obal675,737/
Aval671,021/
Hovaldt67223/
Owal67190/
Ozsvald67132/
Osvaldt6767/
Ossvald6749/
Ovalova6742/
Ovol6718/
Aavaall6716/
Hoyvald6712/
O'Balle679/
Hotvald679/
Attvall678/
Hovhale676/
Hosvald676/
Govahal674/
Hoballe673/
Ouwalle673/
Ouballe673/
Ahvalle672/
Oszvalt671/
Ovahale671/
Oveille671/
Hovaale671/
Hovalhe671/
Houwall671/
Hojwall671/
Ozsvalt671/
O'Beall671/
Gooball671/
Aasvall671/
O'Veill670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovall
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