Ovedal Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ovedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovedal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Ovedal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovedal is most common in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ovedal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovedal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovedal is the 2,312,869th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Ovedal occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovedal are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Ovedal is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway Ovedal is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 82 percent reside, Western Norway, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Ovedal Last Name Statistics demography

Ovedal earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning 333,396 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avedal8354/
Ovadal8338/
Ovidal833/
Obedal830/
Havedal7722/
Aavedal7711/
Gavedal774/
O'Vidal772/
Obedalh771/
Avedale770/
Evedahl770/
Howedall710/
Avidal6798/
Avadal6736/
Abedal6716/
Obedalova676/
Avedol671/
Evadal671/

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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 Ovedal
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